Volcán de Fuego ("Volcano of Fire") is an active
stratovolcano in
Guatemala, on the borders of
Chimaltenango,
Esquintla and
Sacatepéquez departments. It sits about to the west of the colonial city of
Antigua Guatemala, one of Guatemala’s most famous tourist attractions. 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. On 9 August 2007 Fuego erupted spewing lava, rock and ash. Guatemala's volcanology service reported that seven families were evacuated from their homes near the volcano. The volcano is joined with
Acatenango and collectively the complex is known as La Horqueta. A new round of activity began on 19 May 2012, with lava flows and ejections of ash, and has continued into January 2016.