Volcán Tacaná

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Volcán Tacaná
Elevation 4,092 metres (13,425 ft)
Location San Marcos Department, Guatemala;
Chiapas, Mexico
Coordinates 15°07′48″N 92°06′43″W / 15.13, -92.112Coordinates: 15°07′48″N 92°06′43″W / 15.13, -92.112
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption May 1986
Volcán Tacaná (Mexico)
Volcán Tacaná
Volcán Tacaná
Location in Mexico

The Tacaná Volcano is the second highest peak in Central America at 4092 m altitude. It is located in the Tacaná municipality of the Guatemalan department of San Marcos and the Mexican state of Chiapas. Its last known eruption was registered in 1986 - a small phreatic eruption in May - but it is still considered as dangerous for more than 250,000 people.

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