Location Jutiapa, Guatemala Last eruption Holocene Parent range Sierra Madre de Chiapas | Mountain type Stratovolcano Elevation 1,292 m | |
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Similar Tahual, Moyuta, Suchitan, Cuilapa‑Barbarena, Tecuamburro | ||
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. Ixtepeque was one of the most important obsidian sources in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
Map of Volcan Ixtepeque, Guatemala
References
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