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In my country, there are around 25 volcanoes, all of them are supposed to be dead, or dying.

25 volcanoes is a lot if we take into account that my country is only 21 041 km2 (13 075 square miles).

There is one, that was active until 1955: Izalco. It is the youngest and it's the “son” of a bigger one. If we were expecting something volcano activity, we may think in this volcano because is the one that has the most "recent" activy (1955)

But the one that is active now, is one of the oldest, one that has not show any activity since 1904-1920: Ilamatepec, wich means “father hill”. In 1992, it changed the acidity of the water of the lagoon formed in the crater, and new chimneys of hum appeared. But still, by that time, the news paper said: A cataclysm as the registered one by the volcano of Santa Ana (Ilamatepec) 50 thousand years ago is part of the cycle of life of the colossuses; nevertheless, the possibilities that they happen are remote by virtue of their behavior of last the 500 years.

What has been happening in the last days is not so big, compared with what happened between 1520 and 1570. Is not even close to what happened 50 thousand years ago. But still there are lost of people who already evacuated or lost their houses and belongings.

Right now I am in my house ("safe") just watching the news. It is not safe to get there, at this very moment there is nothing I can do, and that does not feel good.