![]() In Central America, three tectonic plates meet (and collide) which, due to the subduction and sliding movements to which they are subject, generate dynamics that make this region, and Guatemala in particular, one of the most active in the world from the point of seismic view. ![]() It is part of the Ring of Fire, the Belt of Fire which from the western coasts of the American continent, through the Pacific Ocean, reaches Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia and New Zealand. Precisely about these, and their spectacular although sometimes disastrous eruptions, we spoke with Daniele Andronico, an INGV volcanologist who guided us to discover the geology of Guatemala and the incredible beauties that such a rich territory is able to offer, which look with the rigorous eyes of the scientist or with the dreamy ones of the traveler.ĭaniele, what is Central America's structure from a volcanological point of view?Ĭentral America is a geologically very active region. And then the dense rainforests, the colorful tropical flowers, the peaks of the many volcanoes. Lying between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, the cradle of the ancient Mayan civilization is today a continuous alternation of very lively colors that paint the markets and the facades of the houses and the coffee, sugar cane and cocoa crops that develop as far as the eye can see in the plains. Guatemala is a very rich country, a crossroads of ethnic groups and traditions right where the two Americas touch. ![]() The ancient ruins of the Mayan city of Tikal, the colonial charm of Antigua, the rugged peaks of the Fuego volcano and the magical atmosphere of the indigenous villages on Lake Atitlán. Risk reduction projects and information campaigns.Activities with schools and universities.Museums, exhibitions and information centres.Center for Monitoring of the Aeolian Islands (CME).Subsoil Activity Monitoring Center (CMS). ![]()
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