San Miguel Los Lotes

San Miguel Los Lotes
Village
San Miguel Los Lotes
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°24′31″N 90°49′41″W / 14.40861°N 90.82806°W / 14.40861; -90.82806Coordinates: 14°24′31″N 90°49′41″W / 14.40861°N 90.82806°W / 14.40861; -90.82806[1]
Country  Guatemala
Department Escuintla
Municipality Escuintla
Time zone UTC-6 (Central Time)
Climate Cwb

San Miguel Los Lotes is a former village on the border of the Escuintla Department and Sacatepéquez Department of Guatemala.

It was buried by a pyroclastic flow during the 2018 Volcán de Fuego eruption on 3 June 2018.[2][3]

The former Village of San Miguel Los Lotes, buried by a pyroclastic flow from Volcán Fuego on June 3, 2018. It is now officially designated as a national cemetery by the Government of Guatemala.

References

  1. ↑ San Miguel Los Lotes, Escuintla. Guatemala. Open Street Map.
  2. ↑ "Guatemala volcano: Dozens die as Fuego volcano erupts". BBC News. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Death toll climbs to 109 in Guatemala volcano eruption. Reuters. Published by Yahoo! News. 7 June 2018.
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