Masaya
CountryNicaragua
TypeCaldera
Elevation635 m
Last Eruption2024
About Masaya
One of the few volcanoes where you can drive to the crater rim and look into an active vent. The Spanish called it the Mouth of Hell and tried to exorcise it. Continuously emits sulfur dioxide. A lava lake appeared in 2015.
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