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'''Lake Güija''' is a [[lake]] in [[Central America]]. The lake is situated on the border between [[Guatemala]] and [[El Salvador]] and has an area of 45 km², of which approximately 32 km² lies in El Salvador.<ref>{{cite web | |
'''Lake Güija''' is a [[lake]] in [[Central America]]. The lake is situated on the border between [[Guatemala]] and [[El Salvador]] and has an area of 45 km², of which approximately 32 km² lies in El Salvador.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sica.int/trifinio/areas/guija.aspx |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308032650/http://www.sica.int/trifinio/areas/guija.aspx |archivedate=8 March 2009 |deadurl=yes |work=CTPT |publisher=SICA |title=Lago de Güija |accessdate=15 July 2008 |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2005/09/22/000011823_20050922165216/Rendered/PDF/E12220v30Guija0Conservation.pdf | publisher=MARN | title=Evaluación Ambiental del complejo Lago de Güija - Informe final |author=Herrera, Néstor |year=2005 | accessdate=15 July 2008 | format=PDF}}</ref> |
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The lake is of volcanic origin and was formed by a large [[basaltic]] [[lava]] flow from the [[San Diego (volcano)|San Diego volcano]] which blocked the Güija depression's original drainage.<ref>{{cite web | url=http:// |
The lake is of volcanic origin and was formed by a large [[basaltic]] [[lava]] flow from the [[San Diego (volcano)|San Diego volcano]] which blocked the Güija depression's original drainage.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=343001 |work=GVP |publisher=Smithsonian Institution |title=San Diego Volcano |author= |year= | accessdate=18 July 2008 |language=en}}</ref> Lake Güija is fed by the Ostúa, Angue and Cusmapa rivers and is drained on its southeastern side by the río Desagüe, a tributary of the [[Lempa River|río Lempa]]. The lake is surrounded by the volcanic cones of the Mita, San Diego and Cerro Quemado. The Salvadoran side of the lake has several small isles: Teotipa, Cerro de Tule and Iguatepec, where a substantial number of [[pre-Columbian]] céramics{{Clarify|date=August 2010}} have been discovered since excavations started in 1924. |
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[[Bosque San Diego La Barra]] lies on the eastern side of the lake. |
[[Bosque San Diego La Barra]] lies on the eastern side of the lake. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://www.sica.int/trifinio/areas/guija.aspx Lago de Güija] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090308032650/http://www.sica.int/trifinio/areas/guija.aspx Lago de Güija] |
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* [http://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=343001 San Diego Volcano] |
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* [http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/210/ Tentative list UNESCO World Heritage Sites] |
* [http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/210/ Tentative list UNESCO World Heritage Sites] |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081101231432/http://www.fisdl.gob.sv/content/view/670/143/ Metapán] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081101231432/http://www.fisdl.gob.sv/content/view/670/143/ Metapán] |
Lake Güija Lago de Güija | |
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Location | Jutiapa, Santa Ana |
Coordinates | 14°16′N 89°31′W / 14.267°N 89.517°W / 14.267; -89.517 |
Type | Volcanic dam |
Primary inflows | Ostúa River |
Basin countries | Guatemala, El Salvador |
Surface area | 45 km2 (17 sq mi) |
Surface elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
Official name | Complejo Güija |
Designated | 16 December 2010 |
Reference no. | 1924[1] |
Lake Güija is a lakeinCentral America. The lake is situated on the border between Guatemala and El Salvador and has an area of 45 km², of which approximately 32 km² lies in El Salvador.[2][3]
The lake is of volcanic origin and was formed by a large basaltic lava flow from the San Diego volcano which blocked the Güija depression's original drainage.[4] Lake Güija is fed by the Ostúa, Angue and Cusmapa rivers and is drained on its southeastern side by the río Desagüe, a tributary of the río Lempa. The lake is surrounded by the volcanic cones of the Mita, San Diego and Cerro Quemado. The Salvadoran side of the lake has several small isles: Teotipa, Cerro de Tule and Iguatepec, where a substantial number of pre-Columbian céramics[clarification needed] have been discovered since excavations started in 1924. Bosque San Diego La Barra lies on the eastern side of the lake.
This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on September 21, 1992 in the Mixed (Cultural + Natural) category.[5]
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