page_title: Volcán de Fuego
hierarchical_section_title: Volcán de Fuego
caption_attribution_description: English: October 1974 eruption of Volcán de Fuego — seen from Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala. Pyroclastic flows can be seen descending the east (left-hand) flank.
context_page_description: Volcán de Fuego or Chi Q'aq' is an active stratovolcano in Guatemala, on the borders of Chimaltenango, Escuintla and Sacatepéquez departments. It sits about 16 kilometres west of Antigua, one of Guatemala's most famous cities and a tourist destination. It has erupted frequently since the Spanish conquest, most recently in June and November 2018.
  Fuego is famous for being almost constantly active at a low level. Small gas and ash eruptions occur every 15 to 20 minutes, but larger eruptions are rare. Andesite and basalt lava types dominate, and recent eruptions have tended to be more mafic than older ones.
  The volcano is joined with Acatenango and collectively the complex is known as La Horqueta.
context_section_description: Volcán de Fuego  ([bolˈkan de ˈfweɣo]; Spanish for "Volcano of Fire", often shortened to Fuego) or Chi Q'aq' (Kaqchikel for "where the fire is") is an active stratovolcano in Guatemala, on the borders of Chimaltenango, Escuintla and Sacatepéquez departments. It sits about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of Antigua, one of Guatemala's most famous cities and a tourist destination. It has erupted frequently since the Spanish conquest, most recently in June and November 2018.
  Fuego is famous for being almost constantly active at a low level. Small gas and ash eruptions occur every 15 to 20 minutes, but larger eruptions are rare. Andesite and basalt lava types dominate, and recent eruptions have tended to be more mafic than older ones.
  The volcano is joined with Acatenango and collectively the complex is known as La Horqueta.
caption: Volcán de Fuego, 1974 eruption.
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