Ixtepeque

Ixtepeque

Infobox Mountain
Name = Volcán Ixtepeque
Photo = Ixtepeque.jpg
Caption =
Elevation = 1,292 metres (4,238 feet)
Location = GUA (Jutiapa)
Prominence =
Coordinates = coord|14.42|N|89.68|W|type:mountain
Topographic

Type = Stratovolcano
Age =
Last eruption= Holocene
First ascent =
Easiest route=

Volcán Ixtepeque is a stratovolcano in southern Guatemala. It consists of several rhyolitic lava domes and basaltic cinder cones. Its name is derived from the nahuatl word for obsidian. The Ixtepeque was one of the most important obsidian sources in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.

ee also

*List of volcanoes in Guatemala

References

* [http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1402-18- Global Volcanism Program]


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