Laguna de Ayarza (Spanish pronunciation: [laˈɣuna ðe aˈʝaɾsa]) 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]

Laguna de Ayarza
Laguna de Ayarza, Guatemala
Laguna de Ayarza
Location	Casillas, Santa Rosa
Coordinates	14°25′N 90°7′W
Lake type	Crater lake
Primary inflows	none
Primary outflows	none
Basin countries	Guatemala
Surface area	14 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Max. depth	230 m (750 ft)
Surface elevation	1,409 m (4,623 ft)

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Media related to Laguna de Ayarza at Wikimedia Commons

• "Ayarza". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-28.

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