Izalco (volcano)

Izalco is a parasitic stratovolcano of the Santa Ana Volcano, which is located in western El Salvador. It is situated on the southern flank of the Santa Ana volcano. Izalco erupted almost continuously from 1770 (when it formed) to 1958 earning it the nickname of "Lighthouse of the Pacific", and experienced a flank eruption in 1966. During an eruption in 1926, the village of Matazano was buried and 56 people were killed. The formation of the volcano actually occupied highly arable land on the southern slope of the Santa Ana volcano which was used for the production of coffee, cacao and sugar cane

A hotel was built on the nearby Cerro Verde to provide accommodation with a view of the erupting volcano, but the volcano ceased to erupt shortly before the hotel was completed.

Today, Izalco experiences only fumarolic activity in the form of rainwater seeping into the volcano and contacting hot rocks, rather than steam emissions from underground gases. The volcano is visited and climbed regularly by tourists to El Salvador via the Cerro Verde National Park and is a national icon of the country, even featured on the 10 colònes bank note (US dollars replaced the colon in 2001, so the bank note is no longer in circulation). The volcano is currently quiescent but may erupt again.

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Davos Romero
17 February 2014
Hacerse de buena provisión de líquidos y voluntad para llegar a la cima. Sumando los metros de subida y bajada en los volcanes (Cerro Verde e Izalco) son más de 3,000 metros. Arriba, todo es relax.
Vanessa Cuadra
13 May 2015
si no eres una persona deportista, te recomiendo caminar por lo menos 30 min diarios, durante dos semanas, antes de subir este colosal y hermoso volcan.
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