Laguna de Ayarza

Laguna de Ayarza, Guatemala

Laguna de Ayarza

Location| Casillas, Santa Rosa
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 14°25′N 90°7′W﻿ / ﻿14.417°N 90.117°W﻿ / 14.417; -90.117
Lake type| Crater lake
rivers, streams, precipitation">Primary inflows| none
rivers, streams, evaporation">Primary outflows| none
Basin countries| Guatemala
Surface area| 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Max. depth| 230 m (750 ft)
Surface elevation| 1,409 m (4,623 ft)

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.[1] The lake has a surface area of 14 km² and a maximum depth of 230 m.[2] The lake has a surface elevation of 1409 m.[3]

## References

1. ↑ Poppe, L.; Paull, C; Newhall, C; Bradbury, J; Ziagos, J (June 1985). "A geophysical and geological study of Laguna de Ayarza, a Guatemalan caldera lake". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 25 (1–2): 125–144. doi:10.1016/0377-0273(85)90008-3. Bibcode: 1985JVGR...25..125P.
2. ↑ (xls) Wetland Inv - Guatemala. Ducks Unlimited. http://www.ducks.org/media/Conservation/LAC/_documents/Guatemala_DSpa.xls. Retrieved 18 July 2008.
3. ↑ Bohnenberger, Otto H.. "Los focos eruptivos cuaternarios de Guatemala". INSIVUMEH. http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/geofisica/volcanes de Guatemala.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-05.

## External links

* "Ayarza". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=342806.

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