Ash Plume Rises from Volcán de Fuego at Dusk

Fuego volcano erupts with a dark ash plume rising against a golden sunset sky in Guatemala.
Fuego volcano erupts with a dark ash plume rising against a golden sunset sky in Guatemala.

Volcán de Fuego rises about 3,763 meters near Antigua, Guatemala, and ranks among the most active volcanoes in Central America. It has been in near-constant eruption since 2002, with explosions sending ash columns thousands of feet above its summit on a near-daily basis. The volcano sits within view of three colonial-era cities — Antigua, Ciudad Vieja, and Alotenango — and its 2018 eruption produced a pyroclastic flow that killed dozens of people in nearby villages. Guatemala's volcanology institute, INSIVUMEH, maintains continuous monitoring stations on its slopes.

Taken February 2020

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