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$The youngest vents of the Chiquimula volcanic field were erupted along a N-S-trending fracture north of the town of Chiquimula. They are seen here from the NE. The youngest lava flows originated from vents at Cerro Chiquito. Photo by Giuseppina Kysar, 1999 (Smithsonian Institution).$

The youngest vents of the Chiquimula volcanic field were erupted along a N-S-trending fracture north of the town of Chiquimula. They are seen here from the NE. The youngest lava flows originated from vents at Cerro Chiquito.

Photo by Giuseppina Kysar, 1999 (Smithsonian Institution).

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Keywords: scoria cone

Chiquimula Volcanic Field