Volcán Atitlán
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| Volcán Atitlán | |
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| Elevation | 3,535 metres (11,598 feet) |
| Location | Sololá Department, Guatemala |
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| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 1853 |
Atitlán is a volcano near the Lake Atitlán in the Highlands of Guatemala. The lake is also surrounded by Volcán San Pedro and Volcán Tolimán. On the other side of the volcano there are several farms considered amongst the most beautiful in the region.
[edit] Wildlife
Atitlán is home to two particularly rare and beautiful birds that are endemic to the cloud forests of this region. The Horned Guan (Oreophasis derbianus) is a pleistocene relic of the Cracidae family that persists today only in small fragments of its previous range. It's habitat is limited to cloud forests above approximately 1650 meters. This bird is the size of a turkey and the adult male has a one-inch scarlet-colored "horn" projecting straight up from the top of its head. The Cabanisi's or Azure-rumped Tanager (Tangara cabanisi) is probably the most restricted-range species in the region. It occurs only at mid-elevations within the Sierra Madre del Sur of Chiapas, Mexico and western Guatemala.
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