Ilamatepec

Alex Turnbull — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 09:30:57 +0000

This is Ilamatepec, the Santa Ana Volcano in El Salvador which erupted at the beginning of the month. It hadn’t previously erupted since 1904, and there were reports of lava rocks the size of cars, and villagers fleeing from a flood of boiling mud and water.

Ilamatepec is El Savador’s highest point at 2381 metres, and although in low resolution here, it can be seen quietly smoking away prior to its current activity.