Volcán Tacaná
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Volcán Tacaná | |
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Elevation | 4,092 metres (13,425 ft) |
Location | San Marcos Department, Guatemala; Chiapas, Mexico |
Coordinates | Coordinates: |
Type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | May 1986 |
The Tacaná Volcano is the second highest peak in Central America at 4092 m altitude. It is located in the Tacaná municipality of the Guatemalan department of San Marcos and the Mexican state of Chiapas. Its last known eruption was registered in 1986 - a small phreatic eruption in May - but it is still considered as dangerous for more than 250,000 people.