![]() ![]() The thrust reversers deployed, but the airplane could not be brought to a halt on the runway. ![]() The airplane touched down at 3500 ft (1070 m) down the 9030 ft (2763 m) long runway at a speed which was 17 kts above the Vref. The flight was cleared to land on runway 19, which meant a tailwind landing. ![]() Visibiity was 3 miles under a 2000 feet broken cloud ceiling. ![]() An intermediate stop was planned in Guatemala City (GUA). TACA flight TA 510 departed San Salvador on a regular flight to Los Angeles (LAX). Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT), Guatemala San Salvador-Comalapa International Airport (SAL/MSLP), El Salvador Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA) ( Guatemala) Unlike South America's Andean volcanoes, Guatemala's are not snow-capped because of Central America's warmer climate.Ĭentral America has more than 100 volcanoes, many of which are wildly popular tourist attractions, even though they occasionally cause death and destruction.Information verified through authorities or other official sources. Guatemala has two other active volcanoes - Santiaguito in the west of the country and Pacaya in the south.įuego also adjoins the inactive Acatenango volcano - at 3,500 meters. Many local families have a backpack ready with food, water, a flashlight and medicine so they can evacuate for up to three days at the drop of a hat. "People here are used to experiencing this, and they look at it as normal," Demetrio Pamal, a 28-year-old Indigenous Mayan farmer, told AFP. Locals saw a sudden expulsion of lava Saturday night that reddened the sky. "With what happened in 2018, now the authorities are already more alert and more active," said Jose Sul, another resident of Alotenango. In 2018, an eruption sent rivers of lava pouring down its sides, devastating the village of San Miguel Los Lotes, killing 215 people and leaving a similar number missing.Īuthorities are monitoring the latest eruption closely, and so far, no one has been evacuated, said Rodolfo Garcia, a civil protection spokesman. The volcano sits about 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Antigua, the country's picturesque former capital and biggest tourist attraction.įuego erupts every four to five years on average. ![]()
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