Guatemala Volcano Erupts Outside Tourist Center

By ROMINA RUIZ-GOIRIENA and ALBERTO ARCE, Associated Press
Thu, 09/13/2012 - 3:53pm

ESCUINTLA, Guatemala (AP) -- A long-simmering volcano exploded into a series of powerful eruptions outside one of Guatemala's most famous tourist attractions on Thursday, hurling thick clouds of ash nearly two miles (three kilometers) high, spewing rivers of lava down its flanks and prompting evacuation orders for more than 33,000 people from surrounding communities....

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