Ixtepeque

Volcán Ixtepeque
Elevation 1,292 m (4,239 ft)
Location
Volcán Ixtepeque

Guatemala

Location Jutiapa, Guatemala
Coordinates 14°25′12″N 89°40′48″W / 14.42000°N 89.68000°WCoordinates: 14°25′12″N 89°40′48″W / 14.42000°N 89.68000°W
Geology
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption Holocene

Volcán Ixtepeque is a stratovolcano in southern Guatemala. It consists of several rhyolitic lava domes and basaltic cinder cones. Its name is derived from the nahuatl word for obsidian. Ixtepeque was one of the most important obsidian sources in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.

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