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Chicabal Volcano is an extinct stratovolcano and protected area located in the municipality of San Martín Sacatepéquez, in the Quetzaltenango Department of Guatemala. The volcano is renowned for the Chicabal Lake (Spanish: Laguna de Chicabal), a crater lake that lies within its caldera. The site holds significant ecological importance and is considered a sacred location in Mayan cosmovision.

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Mountain.name
Chicabal Volcano
Mountain.photo
Chicabal laguna.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption
Lake Chicabal situated within the volcano's crater.
Mountain.elevation_m
2900
Mountain.location
San Martín Sacatepéquez, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Mountain.range
Sierra Madre de Chiapas
Mountain.type
Stratovolcano
Mountain.last_eruption
Extinct
Mountain.map
Guatemala
Mountain.map_caption
Location in Guatemala

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Elevation
2720
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Volcan y laguna chicabal.jpg
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Chicabal Volcano is an extinct stratovolcano and protected area located in the municipality of San Martín Sacatepéquez, in the Quetzaltenango Department of Guatemala. The volcano is renowned for the Chicabal Lake (Spanish: Laguna de Chicabal), a crater lake that lies within its caldera. The site holds significant ecological importance and is considered a sacred location in Mayan cosmovision.

== Geography and Geology == Part of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas mountain range, the volcano reaches an elevation of 2,900 metres (9,500 ft) above sea level. The crater has a diameter of approximately 575 metres (1,886 ft).

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