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Agua (ä`wä, ä`gwä), inactive volcano, 12,310 ft (3,752 m) high, S Guatemala. In 1541, climaxing several days of unceasing rain and earthquakes, a wall of water swept down from its slopes, completely destroying Ciudad Vieja. Over 1,000 inhabitants were drowned, including the governor, Doña Beatriz de la Cueva. The flood resulted in the founding of the town of Antigua Guatemala Antigua Guatemala (ăntē`gwə gwätəmä`lə, Span. äntē`gwä gwätāmä`lä) [Span. ..... Click the link for more information. . |
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| We reached by the evening, a spring called the Agua del Guanaco, which is situated at a great height. |
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