Laguna de Ayarza

Infobox lake
lake_name = Laguna de Ayarza
image_lake =Ayarza.jpg
caption_lake =Laguna de Ayarza, Guatemala
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location = Santa Rosa
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type = Crater lake
inflow = none
outflow = none
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basin_countries = GUA
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area = 14 km²
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max-depth =230 m
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Laguna de Ayarza is a crater lake in Guatemala. The lake is a caldera that was created some 20,000 years ago by a catastropic eruption that destroyed a twinned volcano and blanketed the entire region with a layer of pumice. [cite journal
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year =1985
month =June
title =A geophysical and geological study of Laguna de Ayarza, a Guatemalan caldera lake
journal =Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
volume =25
issue =1-2
pages =125-144
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issn =0377-0273
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quote = ] The lake has a surface area of 14 km² and a maximum depth of 230 m. [cite journal
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title =Wetland Inv - Guatemala
publisher =Ducks Unlimited
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url =http://www.ducks.org/media/Conservation/LAC/_documents/Guatemala_DSpa.xls
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accessdate =2008
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