) ▁or ▁Chi ▁Q ' a q ' ▁( K a q ch ikel ▁for ▁" where ▁the ▁fire ▁is ") ▁is ▁an ▁active ▁strat ov ol cano ▁in ▁Gu atem ala , ▁on ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁Ch imal ten ango , ▁Esc uint la ▁and ▁Sac ate p é quez ▁depart ments . ▁It ▁s its ▁about ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁Ant igua , ▁one ▁of ▁Gu atem ala ' s ▁most ▁famous ▁cities ▁and ▁a ▁tour ist ▁destination . ▁It ▁has ▁er upt ed ▁frequently ▁since ▁the ▁Spanish ▁con quest , ▁most ▁recently ▁in ▁June ▁and ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Fu ego ▁is ▁famous ▁for ▁being ▁almost ▁constantly ▁active ▁at ▁a ▁low ▁level . ▁Small ▁gas ▁and ▁ash ▁er u ptions ▁occur ▁every ▁ 1 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁minutes , ▁but ▁larger ▁er u ptions ▁are ▁rare . ▁And es ite ▁and ▁bas alt ▁la va ▁types ▁domin ate , ▁and ▁recent ▁er u ptions ▁have ▁t ended ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁ma fic ▁than ▁older ▁ones . ▁ ▁The ▁vol cano ▁is ▁joined ▁with ▁Ac aten ango ▁and ▁collect ively ▁the ▁complex ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁La ▁Hor qu eta . ▁ ▁Early ▁exped itions ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁French ▁writer ▁Eugen io ▁D uss auss ay ▁clim bed ▁the ▁vol cano , ▁then ▁pract ically ▁un expl ored . ▁First , ▁he ▁needed ▁to ▁ask ▁for ▁permission ▁to ▁clim b ▁from ▁the ▁Sac ate p é quez ▁governor , ▁who ▁gave ▁him ▁a