The Fuego volcano borders the dormant Acatenango volcano (3,500 meters above sea level). On June 3, 2018, the Fuego volcano caused an avalanche of burning material that wiped out the town of San Miguel Los Lotes and covered part of the road that was closed Sunday, leaving 215 dead and just as many people missing.

In 1932, an eruption sent ashes eastward that reached El Salvador (125 km away) and Honduras (175 km away). In 1524, Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado was the first European to see this volcano erupt. The Fuego volcano has the reputation of being the most active volcano in Central America. Authorities have also warned about possible more avalanches of burning material down the slopes and ravines, but no evacuations have been undertaken for now.

The eruption maintains an incandescent source of lava over 300 meters above the crater and a column of ash rising over two kilometers from the summit. The team of the volcanology section is in a meeting to define if the activity can be considered over or if it is in pause, volcanology expert Edgar Estrada told AFP.įuego's new eruptive phase has been marked by strong explosions, ash expulsion, lava flows, and burning material. The highway connecting the south and center of the country was also closed for almost 12 hours due to the eruption of the most active volcano in Central America, but vehicle traffic resumed in the afternoon when volcanic activity decreased. Two sections of Route RN-14 near the city of Antigua, Guatemala's colonial capital and the country's main tourist center, were closed on a preventive basis. The closure forced the diversion of two flights bound for La Aurora, one from Miami and the other from Santo Domingo, in addition to delaying several departures. The 3,763-meter-high Fuego volcano, located about 35 kilometers from Guatemala City, began a new eruptive phase late on Saturday. The air terminal resumed operations three hours later after the wind shifted to the south, according to Civil Aeronautics Director Francis Argueta. Guatemala City's La Aurora International Airport was closed temporarily Sunday due to the presence of ashes from the nearby Fuego volcano, it was reported. Some 215 people died in 2018 when the Fuego volcano erupted, but so far no evacuations have been ordered

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