. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 248 MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA, WEST INDIES. North-east of Lake Ilopango rise the spurs of the Cojutepec volcano (3,400 feet), whose crater, though still visible, has been quiescent throughout the historic period. Farther on follows Chichontépec, the " Twin-peaked," now known by the name of San Vicente, highest volcano in Salvador (7,920 feet). Like Agua, in Guatemala, its terminal cone formerly contained a tarn, which after a long rainy season, burst its margin and rushed down to the plains through barrancas scored in the flank of the moun
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 248 MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA, WEST INDIES. North-east of Lake Ilopango rise the spurs of the Cojutepec volcano (3,400 feet), whose crater, though still visible, has been quiescent throughout the historic period. Farther on follows Chichontépec, the " Twin-peaked," now known by the name of San Vicente, highest volcano in Salvador (7,920 feet). Like Agua, in Guatemala, its terminal cone formerly contained a tarn, which after a long rainy season, burst its margin and rushed down to the plains through barrancas scored in the flank of the mountain. The summit of San Vicente presents the finest panoramic view in Salvador, embracing Lake Ilopango, the richly culti- Fig. 107.—Volcanoes of East Saltadok. «cale 1 : 600, 12 Miles Abated slopes descending towards the Pacific, and the deep valley of the Rio Lempa. Bevond the gap caused by this fluvial valley the chain of igneous cones is continued by the Tecapa volcano, also containing a lake of considerable extent, whose waters, according to the natives, " are cold on one side and hot on the ; Farther on follow the mountains of Usulutan and the four-crested Chinameca (5,000 feet). None of these have been the scene of recent disturbances, while Chinameca's vast crater, nearly a mile in circumference, is completely closed. San Miguel, one of the loftiest summits in Salvador (7,100 feet), which, thanks. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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