Cerro Santiago

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Cerro Santiago
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Cerro Santiago
Guatemala
Highest point
Elevation 1,192 m (3,911 ft)
Coordinates 14°20′37″N89°52′36″W / 14.34361°N 89.87667°W / 14.34361; -89.87667
Geography
Location Jutiapa, Guatemala
Geology
Mountain type Volcanic field
Last eruption unknown

Cerro Santiago is one of the most prominent cinder cones of a volcanic field surrounding the city of Jutiapa in southern Guatemala. Its elevation is 1,192 m (3,911 ft).

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