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The Central American Volcanic Arc (often abbreviated to CAVA) is a chain of volcanoes which extends parallel to the Pacific coastline of the Central American Isthmus, from Mexico to Panama.
Tacaná is the first of hundreds of volcanoes in a 1,500 km (930 mi) km row, arranged NW to SE, parallel to the Pacific Ocean coast of Central America, known as the Central America Volcanic Arc, formed by an active subduction zone along the western boundary of the Caribbean Plate.
4 maj 2024 · Lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, Guatemala is a mountainous nation that is home to 37 awe-inspiring volcanoes. These make up part of the Central American Volcanic Arc: a long chain of volcanoes that stretches down the Central American Isthmus.
Volcán Fuego, one of Central America's most active volcanoes, is one of three large stratovolcanoes overlooking Guatemala's former capital, Antigua. The scarp of an older edifice, Meseta, forms the shoulder between between Fuego and its twin volcano, Acatenango.
El Arco Volcánico Centroamericano es una cadena de volcanes que se extiende a lo largo de la costa del océano Pacífico del istmo centroamericano, desde Guatemala al norte, pasando por El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, hasta la región fronteriza de Costa Rica y Panamá al sur. El arco volcánico, que tiene una extensión de 1500 km, 1 se ...
4 maj 2024 · Straddling the Guatemala-Mexico border, Volcan Tacana is remarkably the second-highest peak in the whole of Central America. Soaring to 4,060 meters, the volcano towers above steamy rainforests and small sleepy villages, with ancient magma flows scarring its slopes.
20 sty 2024 · The Central America Volcanic Arc (CAVA), also known as the Central Volcanic Range, is a mesmerizing chain of volcanic formations spanning from Guatemala to northern Panama. These volcanic formations range from major stratovolcanoes to lava domes and cinder cones.
