Conchagua | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,225 m (4,019 ft) |
Coordinates | 13°16′30″N 87°50′42″W / 13.275°N 87.845°W |
Geography | |
Location | La Unión Department, El Salvador |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | Unknown |
Conchagua (also known as Cochague) is a stratovolcano in southeastern El Salvador, overlooking the Gulf of Fonseca. Cerro del Ocote and Cerro de la Bandera are the two main summits, with Bandera appearing younger and more conical (see photo). There are active fumarolic areas on both peaks, but no confirmed historical eruptions. It is surrounded by forest called Bosque Conchagua. Conchagua, in Native American indigenous Salvadoran Lenca language, means (Flying Jaguar). According to historians, the volcano was settled by the Lenca civilization, who worshipped the goddess Comizahual, an indigenous Jaguar Princess. Lenca legends say that Conchagua was Comizahual's favorite volcano, and upon her death she was taken on top on Conchagua where her body turned into many golden Chiltota birds that took off from Conchagua volcano.
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On top on Conchagua volcano, on a lookout called (Mirador Espiritu de la Montana), which overlooks the Gulf of Fonseca
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Plans for Bitcoin City
The volcano was selected as the site for the planned "Bitcoin City", a smart city project that will use the energy from the volcano to power its infrastructure, as well as the mining of cryptocurrencies. The project was announced by President Nayib Bukele in November 2021.[1][2]
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References
- ^ "El Salvador's President Unveils Golden 'Bitcoin City' Amid Brutal Crash". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
- ^ "El Salvador Bitcoin City Planned at Base of Conchagua Volcano". BBC News. 21 November 2021. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- "Conchagua". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
- Rapprich V, Erban V, Fárová K, Kopačková V, Bellon H, Hernández W (2010). "Volcanic history of the Conchagua Peninsula (eastern El Salvador)" (PDF). Journal of Geosciences. 55 (2): 95–112. doi:10.3190/jgeosci.069.