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Volcán Santo Tomás

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Location
  
Guatemala

Last eruption
  
Unknown

Mountain range
  
Sierra Madre de Chiapas

Mountain type
  
Stratovolcano

Elevation
  
3,542 m

Parent range
  
Sierra Madre de Chiapas

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Volcán Santo Tomás is a stratovolcano in southern Guatemala. It is also known as "Volcán Pecul", or as "Cerro Zunil" the name of its youngest and most prominent dome which was last active approximately 84,000 years ago (K-Ar dating).

Map of Volcan Santo Tomas, Guatemala

Geothermal activity can be observed in the form of Solfataras and thermal springs which are located on the west of the ridge between Santo Tomás and Zunil.

References

Volcán Santo Tomás Wikipedia