Chingo
Sign in to saveVolcán Chingo is a stratovolcano on the border between Guatemala and El Salvador. The highest point on the Guatemala/ El Salvador border is Volcán Chingo at 5,823 feet. It is also known to be the second highest of a group of volcanoes in the SE Guatemala region. The population of people living within 30 km of the Volcán Chingo is estimated to be around 867,678 people. There are no historical eruptions documented for this volcano but it is currently active. The exact volcano number when trying to locate it in the Smithsonian website is 342170.thumb|This aerial view is from the SW, the Guatemala
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Volcán Chingo
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- Chingo volcano.jpg
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- Chingo in 1999
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- 1775
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- Guatemala
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- 1
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- Location in Guatemala, on the border with El Salvador
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- right
- Mountain.location
- Jutiapa, GuatemalaSanta Ana, El Salvador
- Mountain.type
- Stratovolcano
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- Central America Volcanic Arc
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- Unknown
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Volcán Chingo is a stratovolcano on the border between Guatemala and El Salvador. The highest point on the Guatemala/ El Salvador border is Volcán Chingo at 5,823 feet. It is also known to be the second highest of a group of volcanoes in the SE Guatemala region. The population of people living within 30 km of the Volcán Chingo is estimated to be around 867,678 people. There are no historical eruptions documented for this volcano but it is currently active. The exact volcano number when trying to locate it in the Smithsonian website is 342170.thumb|This aerial view is from the SW, the Guatemala side.
== Geology == This symmetrical stratovolcano has many different features that make it stand out to be the highest point on the border between Guatemala and El Salvador. There is a small, oval shaped crater on the summit that is breached towards the west side of the volcano. Different flank fissures have fed many youthful lava flows that can be found West and North of the volcano. There is a light brown hill located below the volcano on the right center side that is known as Cerro Laguneta.