Steam rises above the summit of Volcán Fuego, one of Guatemala's most active volcanoes, seen here in March 1983 from the SW. Thick masses of lava agglutinate and short lava flows armor parts of the upper cone. The ash-covered shoulder left of the summit is the rim of Meseta. The modern Fuego cone was constructed during the last 8500 years within an arcuate scarp left by collapse of Meseta volcano. The forested slope at the upper left is that of Acatenango volcano.

Copyrighted photo by Katia and Maurice Krafft, 1983.

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