Esteli volcanEsteli volcano is a group of young fissure vents,
cones and lava flows located 36 km south of Honduras in the
northern interior highlands between the town of Estelí and the
border. The volcanic center is not on the main volcanic front of
Nicaragua, but 70 km NE of the main volcanic arc. Some of the
lava flows and cones near Esteli town could be less than 10,000
years old. Introduction:Fresh-looking, sparsely vegetated lava
flows of the Esteli group could be of Holocene age. The lava
flows near Estelí were faulted and slightly tilted during
formation of the Estelí structural basin. Other youthful
basaltic lava flows, one of which was erupted from the Bonete de
Carrao cone, are located between Estelí and Jinotega. Well-
preserved cones are also located in the area west and south of
Ocotal. Some of the youthful lava flows in northern Nicaragua
contain granitic xenoliths and xenocrysts of quartz. (from:
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