Chicabal is a 2,720 metres (8,920 ft) inactive volcano in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. Its edifice has a volume of 12 km (2.9 cu mi) .14°47′N 91°40′W / 14.79°N 91.66°W The volcano has a crater lake, Chicabal Lake, and is constructed within a collapse scar that may have been the consequence of a failure of a previous edifice. Part of the mountain range of the Sierra Madre, it is associated with Santa Maria volcano.
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Chicabal in the context of Central America Volcanic Arc
The Central American Volcanic Arc (often abbreviated to CAVA) is a chain of volcanoes which extends parallel to the Pacific coastline of the Central American Isthmus, from Mexico to Panama. This volcanic arc, which has a length of 1,100 kilometers (680 mi) is formed by an active subduction zone, with the Cocos plate subducting underneath the Caribbean plate, the North American plate and the Panama plate. Volcanic activity is recorded in the Central American region since the Permian. Numerous volcanoes are spread throughout various Central American countries; many have been active in the geologic past, varying in intensity of their activity according to different factors.