Volcán Tacaná
The volcano Tacaná is the second highest peak in Central America at 4,060 metres, located in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas of western Guatemala and southern Mexico. It is also known in Mexico as Volcán Tacina.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 4,110 metres
- Description: volcano between Mexico and Guatemala
- Also known as: “Volcan Tacana” and “Volcán Tacina”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Volcán Tacaná.
Volcán Tacaná
Volcán Tacaná is an active stratovolcano that straddles the border between Chiapas in Mexico and the Western Highlands of Guatemala. It is a remote area with rugged terrain that is a popular destination for backpackers, mountain climbers, hikers, and nature watchers.
Volcán Tacaná
- Category: landform
- Location: Mexico, North America
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Latitude
15.13248° or 15° 7′ 57″ northLongitude
-92.10842° or 92° 6′ 30″ westElevation
4,110 metres (13,484 feet)Open location code
76794VJR+XJOpenStreetMap ID
node 3915510260OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Uzbek—“Volcán Tacaná” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Տականա”
- Belarusian: “Вулкан Такана”
- Belarusian: “Такана”
- Catalan: “Tacaná”
- Cebuano: “Volcán Tacaná”
- Chinese: “塔卡納火山”
- Czech: “Tacaná”
- Dutch: “Tacaná”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ڤولكان تاكانا”
- French: “Tacaná”
- German: “Tacana”
- German: “Tacaná”
- Hindi: “टकाना”
- Hungarian: “Tacaná”
- Italian: “Tacana”
- Italian: “Tacaná”
- Italian: “Tacanà”
- Japanese: “タカナ山”
- Japanese: “タカナ火山”
- Lithuanian: “Takana”
- Malayalam: “ടാക്കാന അഗ്നിപർവ്വതം”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tacana”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tacaná”
- Norwegian: “Tacaná”
- Persian: “آتشفشان تاکانا”
- Persian: “اتشفشان تاکانا”
- Polish: “Tacaná”
- Russian: “Такана”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Tacaná (vulkan)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Tacaná”
- Slovak: “Tacaná”
- Spanish: “Tacana”
- Spanish: “Tacaná”
- Spanish: “Volcan Tacana”
- Spanish: “Volcan Tacaná”
- Spanish: “Volcán Tacaná”
- Swahili: “Tacana”
- Swedish: “Volcán Tacaná”
- Ukrainian: “Такана”
- Uzbek: “Tacana vulqoni”
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