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The SE side of Las Lajas caldera contains a narrow canyon (left, seen here from inside the eastern side of the caldera) through which the Quebrada Las Lajas drains into Lake Nicaragua. The caldera walls are up to 650 m high. Photo by Benjamin van Wyk de Vries (Open University).

The SE side of Las Lajas caldera contains a narrow canyon (left, seen here from inside the eastern side of the caldera) through which the Quebrada Las Lajas drains into Lake Nicaragua. The caldera walls are up to 650 m high.

Photo by Benjamin van Wyk de Vries (Open University).

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Las Lajas