Caparrosa
Caparrosa is a locality in Santa Rosa Department, Guatemala and has an elevation of 1,671 metres. Caparrosa is situated nearby to the locality El Pedrerón, as well as near Los Ranchos.Places of Interest
Highlights include Laguna de Ayarza.
Laguna de Ayarza
Photo: Daniel chavez castro, CC BY 3.0.
Laguna de Ayarza is a crater lake in Guatemala. The lake is a caldera that was created some 20,000 years ago by a catastrophic eruption that destroyed a twinned volcano and blanketed the entire region with a layer of pumice. Laguna de Ayarza is situated 2½ km west of Caparrosa.
Caparrosa
- Type: Locality
- Location: Santa Rosa Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude
14.4268° or 14° 25′ 37″ northLongitude
-90.09787° or 90° 5′ 52″ westElevation
1,671 metres (5,482 feet)Open location code
766FCWG2+PVGeoNames ID
12086757
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“Caparrosa” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Caparrosa”
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