Pacaya volcano in Guatemala continues to erupt

The Pacaya volcano near Guatemala’s capital remains highly active with violent eruptions, ash clouds and erupting rivers of lava.

The 2500-meter-high volcano, located 25 kilometers south of Guatemala City, erupted for 50 days, destroying plantations in the path of lava.

Pacaya is throwing ash up to 500 meters from its crater located 2.5 kilometers southwest of the cone, the Institute of Volcanology said in a statement.

Falling ash has been reported in the communities of El Rodeo and El Patrosinio, the institute said, adding that “volcanic activity is considered to be at a high level.”

As a result of activity on the western slope of the volcano, a lava flow 2.2 kilometers long was formed.