Volcán Jumaytepeque is a
stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a typically conical volcano built up by many alternating layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with ...
in south-eastern
Guatemala
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...
. The volcano is located about 7 km north-north-east of the city of
Cuilapa, near the south-eastern rim of the large Miocene
Santa Rosa de Lima caldera.
See also
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List of volcanoes in Guatemala
References
Mountains of Guatemala
Stratovolcanoes of Guatemala
North American 1000 m summits
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