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Pacaya Volcano
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Pacaya is an active complex volcano in Guatemala , which first erupted approximately 23,000 years ago and has erupted at least 23 times since the Spanish invasion of Guatemala . Pacaya rises to an elevation of 2,552 metres (8,373 ft). After being dormant for a century, it erupted violently in 1965 and has been erupting continuously since then. Much of its activity is Strombolian , but occasional Plinian eruptions also occur, sometimes showering the area of the nearby Departments
