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This compilation of synonyms and subsidiary features may not be comprehensive. Features are organized into four major categories: Cones, Craters, Domes, and Thermal Features. Synonyms of features appear indented below the primary name. In some cases additional feature type, elevation, or location details are provided.

Cones
Feature Name	Feature Type	Elevation	Latitude	Longitude
Castillo, Cerro de los	Pyroclastic cone	862 m	14° 9' 0" N	89° 44' 0" W
Chingo, Volcán	Stratovolcano	1775 m	14° 7' 0" N	89° 44' 0" W
Compañía, Cerro	Pyroclastic cone	902 m	14° 9' 0" N	89° 44' 0" W
Cunistepeque, Cerro	Pyroclastic cone	1242 m	14° 8' 0" N	89° 48' 0" W
Guacamayas, Cerro de las	Pyroclastic cone	920 m	14° 8' 0" N	89° 44' 0" W
Malacara	Pyroclastic cone	900 m	14° 5' 0" N	89° 42' 0" W
Mongoy, Cerro	Pyroclastic cone		14° 14' 0" N	89° 42' 0" W
Olla, Cerro la	Pyroclastic cone	932 m	14° 4' 0" N	89° 44' 0" W
Redondo, Cerro	Pyroclastic cone	1050 m	14° 9' 0" N	89° 49' 0" W
San Bartolo, Cerro	Pyroclastic cone		14° 14' 0" N	89° 45' 0" W
Siete Cerros, Loma Los     Chucamitepeque	Cone	900 m	14° 3' 30" N	89° 43' 0" W
Utal, Cerro del	Pyroclastic cone	880 m	14° 4' 0" N	89° 42' 0" W
Viboras, Volcán las	Shield volcano	1100 m	14° 12' 0" N	89° 44' 0" W
Yupiltepeque, Cerro de	Pyroclastic cone	1300 m	14° 13' 0" N	89° 48' 0" W
Craters
Feature Name	Feature Type	Elevation	Latitude	Longitude
Depresión de San Lorenzo	Maar	560 m	14° 2' 0" N	89° 47' 0" W

Basic Data Volcano Number Last Known Eruption Elevation Latitude Longitude 342170 Unknown - Evidence Credible 1775 m / 5823 ft 14.12°N 89.73°W Volcano Types Stratovolcano Shield Pyroclastic cone(s) Rock Types Major Andesite / Basaltic Andesite Basalt / Picro-Basalt Tectonic Setting Subduction zone Continental crust (> 25 km) Population Within 5 km Within 10 km Within 30 km Within 100 km 330,595 330,595 867,678 7,235,923

Geological Summary Volcán Chingo is a symmetrical stratovolcano that straddles the Guatemala/El Salvador border. A shallow, oval-shaped summit crater is breached on the W side. Other small stratovolcanoes and cinder cones are located on both sides of the volcano along a major N-S-trending fault. Youthful cones, such as Cerro de Olla, lie across the Salvadorian border to the S. To the N in Guatemala, Volcán las Viboras, a cinder cone that caps a basaltic shield volcano, is the most prominent of several fault-controlled cones near Laguna Atescatempo. Flank fissures have fed many youthful lava flows, particularly on the W flank of Chingo and the N flank of Volcán las Viboras. No historical eruptions are known from the Volcán Chingo volcanic field. References The following references have all been used during the compilation of data for this volcano, it is not a comprehensive bibliography. IAVCEI, 1973-80. Post-Miocene Volcanoes of the World. IAVCEI Data Sheets, Rome: Internatl Assoc Volc Chemistry Earth's Interior. Williams H, McBirney A R, Dengo G, 1964. Geologic reconnaissance of southeastern Guatemala. Univ Calif Pub Geol Sci, 50: 1-62. Williams H, Meyer-Abich H, 1955. Volcanism in the southern part of El Salvador with particular reference to the collapse basins of Lakes Coatepeque and Ilopango. Univ Calif Pub Geol Sci, 32: 1-64.

Eruptive History

The Global Volcanism Program is not aware of any Holocene eruptions from Chingo. If this volcano has had large eruptions (VEI >= 4) prior to 10,000 years ago, information might be found on the Chingo page in the LaMEVE (Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions) database, a part of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).

Deformation History

There is no Deformation History data available for Chingo.

Emission History

There is no Emissions History data available for Chingo.

Photo Gallery

Volcán Chingo, a small, but prominent stratovolcano along the Guatemala/El Salvador border, is the second highest of a cluster of volcanoes in SE Guatemala. It is seen here from the Guatemalan side above Laguna Atescatempo, which was created when lava flows from the Volcán Chingo area dammed local drainages. Many youthful basaltic cinder cones are located on the flanks of the volcano on both sides of the border.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1993 (Smithsonian Institution). The most prominent peak on the El Salvador/Guatemala border is Volcán Chingo, an isolated 1775-m-high stratovolcano. It is seen here from the SW on the shores of Laguna de Llano on the Salvadoran side of the border. Just below the right-hand horizon above and slightly to the right of the bushy tree at the right is Cerro La Olla, the southernmost of a N-S-trending chain of volcanic vents that passes through the summit of Chingo volcano into Guatemala.

Photo by Giuseppina Kysar, 1999 (Smithsonian Institution). A cloudcap brushes the summit of Volcán Chingo, a prominent landmark on the Guatemala/El Salvador border. The symmetrical 1775-m-high stratovolcano is seen here from the SE on the Salvadoran side of the border. The light-brown hill below the volcano at right-center is Cerro Laguneta. Other flank vents are located on the NE side of the volcano, and a chain of N-S-trending vents extends long distances on both sides of the summit. Several youthful lava flows are found west and north of Volcán Chingo.

Photo by Giuseppina Kysar, 1999 (Smithsonian Institution). This view of Volcán Chingo from the SE side shows several satellitic vents on the Salvadoran side of the volcano. Loma Los Siete Cerros appears at the left, and the rounded cone of Cerro Laguneta at the right. The knob on the horizon above Cerro Laguneta is Volcán Las Viboras, which, like Chingo itself, straddles the Guatemala/El Salvador border and is part of a long chain of N-S-trending vents.

Photo by Giuseppina Kysar, 1999 (Smithsonian Institution). Loma Los Siete Cerros (Peak of the Seven Hills) is a satellitic vent complex of the Volcán Chingo volcanic field. This complex of overlapping cinder cones on the Salvadoran side is seen here from the east and is one of many vents that flank the volcano. Among the youngest vents are those that produced lava flows on the NW side of the volcano in Guatemala. Other young flows issued from an intermittent chain of cones extending N-S on both side of the summit.

Photo by Giuseppina Kysar, 1999 (Smithsonian Institution). Volcán Chingo is a prominent conical stratovolcano that straddles the Guatemala/El Salvador border. This aerial view is from the SW, the Guatemalan side of the volcano. The border with El Salvador extends from the bottom-right part of the photo through Volcán Chingo to Lake Guija at the upper left corner of the photo.

Photo by Paul Kimberly, 1999 (Smithsonian Institution). Cerro La Olla is one of a chain of young cinder cones erupted along a N-S-trending line on either side of Volcán Chingo. The vents are aligned with the N-S-trending Ipala graben. The southern vents, including Cerro La Olla, lie in El Salvador, while the northern vents, the largest of which is Volcán Las Viboras, are in Guatemala.

Photo by Paul Kimberly, 1999 (Smithsonian Institution). Volcán Las Viboras, north of Volcán Chingo, is a part of the Chingo volcanic field that lies entirely within Guatemala. Las Viboras lava shield (seen here from the north) is capped by a cinder cone. Las Viboras is the largest volcanic feature formed along a fault extending north from Volcán Chingo. Youthful lava flows of estimated Holocene age were erupted along this same fault on the northern flank of Las Viboras and on the NW side of the volcano.

Photo by Giuseppina Kysar, 1999 (Smithsonian Institution). The northern wall of Coatepeque caldera rises about 250 m above the surface of Lago de Coatepeque, whose shores are lined with residences and small hotels. The conical peak on the left horizon is Volcán Chingo, which straddles the El Salvador/Guatemala border. The flat-topped peak on the far right horizon is Volcán Suchitán, one of the largest volcanoes in SE Guatemala.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 2002 (Smithsonian Institution).

GVP Map Holdings

The maps shown below have been scanned from the GVP map archives and include the volcano on this page. Clicking on the small images will load the full 300 dpi map. Very small-scale maps (such as world maps) are not included. The maps database originated over 30 years ago, but was only recently updated and connected to our main database. We welcome users to tell us if they see incorrect information or other problems with the maps; please use the Contact GVP link at the bottom of the page to send us email.

Title: Carta Geolica de la Republica Mexicana Publisher: Recursos Minerales and Institute de Gelogia Country: Mexico Year: 1992 Map Type: Geology Scale: 1:2,000,000
Title: Carta Gravimetrica 1984 - 1985 Anomalias Bouguer Simple Publisher: Instituto Geografico Nacional "Ingeniero Pablo Guzman" Country: El Salvador Year: 1986 Map Type: Geophysical (Gravity) Scale: 1:300,000
Title: Bath of Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean Sea Publisher: AAPG, Williams & Heintz Map Corp. Country: US/ C.Am/ S.Am Year: 1984 Map Type: Bathymetric Scale: 1:3,289
Title: El Paraiso Publisher: IGN Country: El Salvador Year: 1984 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:50,000
Title: Ilobasco Publisher: IGN Country: El Salvador Year: 1984 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:50,000
Title: Mapa Oficial de La Republica de El Salvador Publisher: Instituto Geografico Nacional "Ingeniero Pablo Guzman" Country: El Salvador Year: 1984 Map Type: Geographic Scale: 1:200,000
Title: Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Publisher: DMA Aerospace Center Country: NW C Am (GU ES HO) Year: 1982 Series: TPC Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:500,000
Title: Chalatenango Publisher: BGR, West Germany Country: El Salvador Year: 1978 Series: El Salvador Geology Map Type: Geology Scale: 1:100,000
Title: Chalatenango Publisher: IGN Country: El Salvador Year: 1976 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:100,000

Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

There are no samples for Chingo in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.

External Sites

Volcanic Hazard Maps	The IAVCEI Commission on Volcanic Hazards and Risk has a Volcanic Hazard Maps database designed to serve as a resource for hazard mappers (or other interested parties) to explore how common issues in hazard map development have been addressed at different volcanoes, in different countries, for different hazards, and for different intended audiences. In addition to the comprehensive, searchable Volcanic Hazard Maps Database, this website contains information about diversity of volcanic hazard maps, illustrated using examples from the database. This site is for educational purposes related to volcanic hazard maps. Hazard maps found on this website should not be used for emergency purposes. For the most recent, official hazard map for a particular volcano, please seek out the proper institutional authorities on the matter.
MIROVA	Middle InfraRed Observation of Volcanic Activity (MIROVA) is a near real time volcanic hot-spot detection system based on the analysis of MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) data. In particular, MIROVA uses the Middle InfraRed Radiation (MIR), measured over target volcanoes, in order to detect, locate and measure the heat radiation sourced from volcanic activity.
MODVOLC Thermal Alerts	Using infrared satellite Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data, scientists at the Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawai'i, developed an automated system called MODVOLC to map thermal hot-spots in near real time. For each MODIS image, the algorithm automatically scans each 1 km pixel within it to check for high-temperature hot-spots. When one is found the date, time, location, and intensity are recorded. MODIS looks at every square km of the Earth every 48 hours, once during the day and once during the night, and the presence of two MODIS sensors in space allows at least four hot-spot observations every two days. Each day updated global maps are compiled to display the locations of all hot spots detected in the previous 24 hours. There is a drop-down list with volcano names which allow users to 'zoom-in' and examine the distribution of hot-spots at a variety of spatial scales.
Sentinel Hub Playground Sentinel Hub EO Browser	The Sentinel Hub Playground provides a quick look at any Sentinel-2 image in any combination of the bands and enhanced with image effects; Landsat 8, DEM and MODIS are also available. Sentinel Hub is an engine for processing of petabytes of satellite data. It is opening the doors for machine learning and helping hundreds of application developers worldwide. It makes Sentinel, Landsat, and other Earth observation imagery easily accessible for browsing, visualization and analysis. Sentinel Hub is operated by Sinergise
IRIS seismic stations/networks	Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Data Services map showing the location of seismic stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 0.18° (about 20 km at mid-latitudes) from the given location of Chingo. Users can customize a variety of filters and options in the left panel. Note that if there are no stations are known the map will default to show the entire world with a "No data matched request" error notice.
UNAVCO GPS/GNSS stations	Geodetic Data Services map from UNAVCO showing the location of GPS/GNSS stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 20 km from the given location of Chingo. Users can customize the data search based on station or network names, location, and time window. Requires Adobe Flash Player.
DECADE Data	The DECADE portal, still in the developmental stage, serves as an example of the proposed interoperability between The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program, the Mapping Gas Emissions (MaGa) Database, and the EarthChem Geochemical Portal. The Deep Earth Carbon Degassing (DECADE) initiative seeks to use new and established technologies to determine accurate global fluxes of volcanic CO2 to the atmosphere, but installing CO2 monitoring networks on 20 of the world's 150 most actively degassing volcanoes. The group uses related laboratory-based studies (direct gas sampling and analysis, melt inclusions) to provide new data for direct degassing of deep earth carbon to the atmosphere.
WOVOdat    Single Volcano View    Temporal Evolution of Unrest    Side by Side Volcanoes	WOVOdat is a database of volcanic unrest; instrumentally and visually recorded changes in seismicity, ground deformation, gas emission, and other parameters from their normal baselines. It is sponsored by the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (WOVO) and presently hosted at the Earth Observatory of Singapore.
Large Eruptions of Chingo	Information about large Quaternary eruptions (VEI >= 4) is cataloged in the Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE) database of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).
EarthChem	EarthChem develops and maintains databases, software, and services that support the preservation, discovery, access and analysis of geochemical data, and facilitate their integration with the broad array of other available earth science parameters. EarthChem is operated by a joint team of disciplinary scientists, data scientists, data managers and information technology developers who are part of the NSF-funded data facility Integrated Earth Data Applications (IEDA). IEDA is a collaborative effort of EarthChem and the Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS).