10th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
A plume of gas rises from the incandescent crater of Santiaguito volcano, Guatemala, with cities and the Pacific Ocean lying in the distance. Captured from the summit of Santa Maria volcano, about a m

A plume of gas rises from the incandescent crater of Santiaguito volcano, Guatemala, with cities and the Pacific Ocean lying in the distance. Captured from the summit of Santa Maria volcano, about a mile above the active Santiaguito lava dome.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2012
Date Uploaded: 11.2012
Photo Location: Guatemala
Camera: NIKON D80
Copyright: © Benjamin Phillips