Acatenango
Acatenango is a stratovolcano in Guatemala, close to the city of Antigua. It is part of the mountain range of the Sierra Madre. The volcano has two peaks, Pico Mayor and Yepocapa which is also known as Tres Hermanas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Volcán de Fuego.
Volcán de Fuego
Volcano
Photo: Scottydude, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Volcán de Fuego or Chi Q'aq' is an active stratovolcano in Guatemala, on the borders of Chimaltenango, Escuintla and Sacatepéquez departments. Part of the mountain range of the Sierra Madre, the volcano sits about 16 kilometres west of Antigua, one of Guatemala's most famous cities and a tourist destination.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alotenango.
Alotenango
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Alotenango is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez. According to the 2018 census, the town has a population of 23,358. The municipality consists of four wards and is situated on the Escuintla road. Alotenango is situated 8 km east of Acatenango.
Acatenango
- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 3,976 metres
- Description: mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Chimaltenango Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
14.50069° or 14° 30′ 3″ northLongitude
-90.87571° or 90° 52′ 33″ westElevation
3,976 metres (13,045 feet)Open location code
766FG42F+7POpenStreetMap ID
node 2700409117OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
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Satellite Map
Discover Acatenango from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Acatenango” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أكاتينانغو”
- Armenian: “Ակատենանգո”
- Catalan: “Acatenango”
- Cebuano: “Volcán de Acatenango”
- Chinese: “阿卡特南戈火山”
- Czech: “Acatenango”
- Dutch: “Acatenango”
- French: “Acatenango”
- German: “Acatenango”
- Greek: “Ακατενάνγο”
- Hungarian: “Acatenango”
- Italian: “Acatenango”
- Japanese: “アカテナンゴ山”
- Kazakh: “Акатенанго”
- Ladin: “Acatenango”
- Lithuanian: “Akatenangas”
- Macedonian: “Акатенанго (вулкан)”
- Macedonian: “Акатенанго”
- Persian: “آتشفشان آکاتنانگو”
- Persian: “آکاتنانگو”
- Persian: “اتشفشان اکاتنانگو”
- Persian: “اکاتنانگو”
- Polish: “Acatenango”
- Portuguese: “Acatenango (vulcão)”
- Portuguese: “Acatenango”
- Russian: “Акатенанго”
- Serbian: “Акатенанго (вулкан)”
- Serbian: “Акатенанго”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Acatenango”
- Slovak: “Acatenango”
- Slovenian: “Acatenango”
- Spanish: “Acatenango”
- Spanish: “Volcan Acatenango”
- Spanish: “Volcán Acatenango”
- Spanish: “Volcan de Acatenango”
- Spanish: “Volcán de Acatenango”
- Swedish: “Acatenango”
- Ukrainian: “Акатенанго”
- Venetian: “Acatenango”
- “Acatenango”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cumbre el Plato and Ruta al volcán Acatenango.
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