The circular Apoyo caldera is filled by beautiful Laguna de Apoyo. The NE caldera wall in the background rises about 120 m above the surface of the lake, which is only 78 m above sea level. The only road access to the lake is along its western shore. The caldera was formed by collapse along near-vertical faults following two major dacitic explosive eruptions about 23,000 years ago from a vent area inferred to be near the NE part of the caldera.

Photo by Jaime Incer.

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