Everything about Cerro Negro totally explained
Cerro Negro is a
volcano in the
Cordillera de los Maribios mountain range in
Nicaragua, about 10km from the village of
Malpaisillo. It is a very new volcano, the youngest in Central America, having first appeared in April
1850. It consists of a gravelly
cinder cone, which contrasts greatly with the surrounding verdant hillsides, and gives rise to its name, which means
Black Hill.
Cerro Negro has erupted frequently since its first eruption. One unusual aspect of several eruptions has been the emission of
ash from the top of the cone, while
lava erupts from fractures at the base.
The most recent eruptions at Cerro Negro occurred in August
1999, although strong seismic activity was registered in early
2004. In
1998, an eruption was thought to have occurred shortly after the passage of
Hurricane Mitch, but it later transpired that the copious amounts of steam seen rising from the volcano were caused by rainwater
percolating through to hot lava from the
1995 eruption.
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