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Tolimán Volcano | John Seach
Guatemala
14.612 N, 91.189 W
summit elevation 3158 m
Stratovolcano
Volcán Tolimán is a stratovolcano in Guatemala, on the shores of Lake Atitlán. A lava flow that from the parasitic lava dome of Cerro de Oro entered Lake Atitlán during the last eruption at the volcano.
Three Quaternary composite cones, San Pedro, Tolimán, and Atitlán, are found
along the south side of the Lake Atitlán in the Guatemalan Highlands.
Toliman has erupted viscous lava flows and domes, in contrast to adjacent Atitlán which has erupted dominantly pyroclastic materials.
2003 Landslides
On 23rd April 2003 landslides buried the village of Chichicaste on the volcano flanks, causing 200 people to be evacuated, 20 missing, and confirmed dead.
2002 Landslides
Landslides on Toliman volcano killed 31 people in September 2002.
Further reading
Halsor, S.P., 1989. Large glass inclusions in plagioclase phenocrysts and their bearing on the origin of mixed andesitic lavas at Toliman Volcano, Guatemala. Bulletin of volcanology, 51(4), pp.271-280.
Tolimán Volcano Eruptions
No recent eruptions.