| Volcán Atitlán | |
|---|---|
 Volcán Atitlán from the village of San Antonio Palopo | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,535 m (11,598 ft) |
| Coordinates | 14°35′0″N91°11′10″W / 14.58333°N 91.18611°W /14.58333; -91.18611 |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Nahuatl |
| Geography | |
  Volcán Atitlán | |
| Parent range | Sierra Madre de Chiapas |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic arc | Central America Volcanic Arc |
| Last eruption | May 1853 |
Volcán Atitlán (Spanish pronunciation:[atiˈtlan]) is a large, conical,activestratovolcano adjacent to thecaldera ofLake Atitlán in the Guatemalan Highlands of theSierra Madre de Chiapas range. It is within theSololá Department, in southwesternGuatemala.
The volcano has been quite active historically, with more than a dozen eruptions recorded between 1469 and 1853, the date of its most recent eruption. Atitlán is part of theCentral American Volcanic Arc. The arc is a chain of volcanoes stretching along Central America formed by subduction of theCocos Plate underneath theCaribbean Plate. These volcanoes are part of theRing of Fire around thePacific Ocean.
Volcán Atitlán is a few miles south ofVolcán Tolimán, which rises from the southern shore of Lake Atitlán.Volcán San Pedro rises above Lake Atitlán northwest of Volcán Atitlán. A long narrow bay separates Volcán Atitlán and Volcán Toliman from Volcán San Pedro.
Atitlán is home to two particularly rare and beautifulbirds that areendemic to thecloud forests of this region. Thehorned guan (Oreophasis derbianus) is aPleistocene relic of the familyCracidae that persists today only in small fragments of its previous range. Its habitat is limited to cloud forests above approximately 1,650 metres (5,410 ft). This bird is the size of a turkey and the adult male has a one-inch scarlet-colored "horn" projecting straight up from the top of its head. The Cabanis's orazure-rumped tanager (Tangara cabanisi) is probably the most restricted-range species in the region. It occurs only at mid-elevations within the Sierra Madre del Sur of Chiapas, Mexico and western Guatemala.
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| El Salvador | ||
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