Laguna de Ayarza | |
Location: | Casillas, Santa Rosa |
Coords: | 14.4167°N -97°W |
Lake Type: | Crater lake |
Inflow: | none |
Outflow: | none |
Basin Countries: | Guatemala |
Area: | 14km2 |
Max-Depth: | 230m (760feet) |
Elevation: | 1409m (4,623feet) |
Pushpin Map: | Guatemala |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Laguna de Ayarza in Guatemala. |
Laguna de Ayarza (pronounced as /es/) 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.[1] The lake has a surface area of 14 km² and a maximum depth of 230 m.[2] The lake has a surface elevation of 1409 m.[3]