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Coatepeque Caldera, El Salvador

Roughly 60,000 years ago, a lake formed around this large caldera after the collapse of a group of stratovolcanoes along with the Santa Ana, one of the largest volcanoes in the country. Because of its central location and the fact that the lake increases the potential for mudslides and explosiveness, the potential for catastrophe is immense.

Coatepeque Caldera, El Salvador