Geology and Minerals

Laguna de Ayarza

Laguna de Ayarza (Spanish pronunciation: [laˈɣuna ðe aˈʝaɾsa]) is a crater lake in Guatemala. The lake is a caldera that was created some 20,000 years ago by a catastrophic eruption that destroyed a twinned volcano and blanketed the entire region with a layer of pumice. The lake has a surface area of 14 km2 and a maximum depth of 230 m. The lake has a surface elevation of 1409 m.

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• ▸Fulgurite
• ▸Bonnetiaceae
• ▸1984 eruption of Mauna Loa

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