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Fire and Acatenango Volcanoes Wallpaper
Volcán de Fuego (“Volcano of Fire”) is an active stratovolcano in Guatemala. It is close to the city of Antigua Guatemala. It has erupted frequently since the Spanish conquest. “Fuego” is famous for being almost constantly active at a low level. Smoke issues from its top daily, but larger eruptions are rare. The last eruption occurred in 2006. The volcano is joined with Acatenango and collectively the complex is known as La Horqueta. (Source: Wikipedia)
I like the graphic, almost an illustration, feel of this photograph. Also, it lends itself as a wallpaper for your desktop PC, Mac or Linux workstation with its clean lines.
To download the image as wallpaper, all you need to do is click the photo above and you will be taken to a larger-size image that you can download. The rest depends on the operating system you use.
Since the volcanoes Agua, Fuego and Acatenango show up often in the background of many of the photos I present here, I decided to give you a satellite view of the volcanoes and their close relationship to La Antigua Guatemala. Below you will find a screen capture of Google Maps that shows the volcanoes. Click this link to go to Google Maps and zoom in even further into the volcanoes or even Antigua Guatemala.
I hope you enjoy this particular view of Southern Guatemala. Don’t forget to click on the image below to get a larger version so you can read the call outs.
I like the graphic nature of the photo too. And I love the map. It’s amazing how looking at a map helps clarify and solidify locations in your mind. I’m going to try to look up a map on all the Daily Photo sites I visit regularly. Thanks for the inspiration!
Yes, Rudy, thanks for posting the map too. It does bring a heap of perspective to those of us unfamiliar with the teritory.
Lessie: Well, it looks like only you and me like today’s photo. This is how it is with photos. I was so proud of the cleanliness and the well-defined areas of the photograph, but most people did seem to care. On the other hand, I did not pay too much attention to yesterday’s photo, which I just thought it to be a regular stock, yet it was received better and more people commented on it. This is what I love the DP community; you will never know what tickles people.
Pamela: I am glad that you found the map useful. Other people found it interesting as well.
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