Volcan Pacaya in Guatemala june 2009 - Active volcano with Lava near Antigua part 3

Volcan Pacaya in Guatemala june 2009 - Active volcano with Lava near Antigua part 3

Pacaya is part of a chain of volcanoes stretching along the Pacific coast of Guatemala, formed by the subduction of the Cocos Plate underneath the Caribbean Plate. It lies on the southern edge of a sizable caldera formed in the Pleistocene age which contains Lago de Amatitlán. The caldera has been the source of at least nine very large explosions over the last 300,000 years, erupting a total of about 70 cubic kilometres (17 cu mi) of magma.

After the last caldera-forming eruption 23,000 years ago, several smaller vents within and around the caldera have seen eruptive activity. Pacaya is the largest post-caldera volcano, and has been one of Central America's most active volcanoes over the last 500 years. It has erupted at least 23 times since the Spanish conquest.

About 1,100 years ago, the volcano's edifice collapsed, causing a huge landslide. Deposits from the landslide travelled about 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the volcano down to the Pacific coastal plain. The landslide left a large crater, within which the current active cone has grown. The presence of a magma chamber at shallow depths beneath Pacaya means that distortion of the cone leading to instability and future landslides remains a hazard to the surrounding areas.

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[kdubek]

oloko!!!!!



[juliajonesify]

That sucks the girl only said careful caerful with the ven jeese they have to get this crap out of youtube!!!!!!!!

[JOSETAZ215]

ONLY WHITE PEOPLE.... U DONT SEE THE GUATEMALANS DOIN THAT STUPID SHIT. HENSE FORTH "WTF WHITE PPL" ( SXEPHIL)

[84KBG]

Thats awesome!!

[TonyEtna1987]

Nice !