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Santiaguito is a sub-volcano of the Santa Maria Volcano in western Guatemala, rising 1,400 metres above the highlands near Quetzaltenango. In 1902, a plinian eruption from Santa Maria killed 5,000 ...

Almost like church bells or a clock tower, a town in the western highlands of Guatemala has been able to practically tell the time by the regular eruptions of a local volcano. In the town of ...

A trio of explorers sit atop Guatemala’s Santa ... of the volcano with all cameras pointed at the most active lava dome, called El Caliente, which erupts quite frequently. It’s part of the ...