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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. 

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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 

 other." 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 



