Ausoles de la Labor geothermal field on the flank of Laguna Verde volcano is within the Ahuachapán geothermal field. The fumaroles typically attain temperatures of about 100°C. In addition to those at La Labor, fumaroles are also located at El Playón, Agua Shuca, El Sauce, and higher up at Laguna Verde and Ausoles de Cuyanausul, and numerous hot springs are found in the Ahuachapán geothermal area.

Photo by Giuseppina Kysar, 1999 (Smithsonian Institution).

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Galleries: Geothermal Features

Keywords: geothermal | fumarole

Apaneca Range