Las Lajas is the largest Quaternary volcano east of the Nicaraguan graben. The broad edifice contains a 7-km-wide, 650-m-deep caldera, with the SSW rim forming the horizon here. In the foreground are part of a group of five lava domes that are located in the center of the caldera. Additional domes are on the outer flanks.

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

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Keywords: caldera | lava dome

Las Lajas