A man displays volcanic ash cleared from his vehicle on May 27, 2010 in the municipal seat of Villa Nueva, following a powerful eruption of the Pacaya volcano, 50 kilometers south of Guatemala City. AFP PHOTO / Johan ORDONEZ
Miles de guatemaltecos fueron evacuados tras la erupción del volcán Pacaya, 50 km al sur de la capital.
A man cleans volcanic ash from his vehicle on May 27, 2010 in the municipal seat of Villa Nueva, following a powerful eruption of the Pacaya volcano, 50 kilometers south of Guatemala City. AFP PHOTO / Johan ORDONEZ
Las autoridades a decretaron el estado de emergencia en la zona, aún cubierta por cenizas y piedras.
Cameraman Byron Secaida speaks on a cell phone in Amatitlan on May 28, 2010. The burnt body of Guatelamalan television journalist Archila was found near the volcano by a colleague, who said the reporter had been unable to escape the raining rocks and other projectiles thrown out in the eruption. AFP PHOTO / Johan ORDONEZ
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Residents of San Vicente Pacaya are evacuated from the area surrounding the Pacaya Volcano, 50 kilometers south of Guatemala City on May 28, 2010. Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has declared a state of emergency after a powerful eruption at the southern Pacaya volcano killed one person and forced the international airport to close. AFP PHOTO / Johan ORDONEZ
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Residents of San Vicente Pacaya are evacuated from the area surrounding the Pacaya Volcano, 50 kilometers south of Guatemala City on May 28, 2010. Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has declared a state of emergency after a powerful eruption at the southern Pacaya volcano killed one person and forced the international airport to close. AFP PHOTO Johan ORDONEZ
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A woman cries as she makes a call with her phone after the Pacaya volcano erupted in the town of Calderas, Guatemala, Friday May 28, 2010. The Pacaya volcano started erupting lava and rocks on Thursday afternoon, blanketing Guatemala City with ash and forcing the closure of the international airport. One television reporter has been killed and thousands of residents from villages closest to the volcano have been evacuated to shelters. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) .
(FILE) Smoke is coming out of the Pacaya Volcano, 50 km (31 miles) south of Guatemala City, March 27, 2001. Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom on May 28, 2010 has declared a state of emergency after a powerful eruption at the southern Pacaya volcano killed one person and forced the international airport to close. Ash blanketed the region as rocks and lava spewed from the volcano south of the capital, as Colom late Thursday issued the emergency decree lasting at least 15 days for the three departments nearest the eruption, which began Wednesday night and has since built in intensity. AFP PHOTO/ Fernando MORALES.
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Villagers evacuate their homes fearing new outbursts of the Pacaya volcano, some 50 km (31 miles) south of Guatemala City, in Las Calderas, San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala. Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has declared a state of emergency after a powerful eruption at the southern Pacaya volcano killed one person and forced the international airport to close. Ash blanketed the region as rocks and lava spewed from the volcano south of the capital, as Colom late Thursday issued the emergency decree lasting at least 15 days for the three departments nearest the eruption, which began Wednesday night and has since built in intensity. AFP PHOTO Johan ORDONEZ.
A child clean the roof of his home from ashes from the Pacaya volcano, some 50 km (31 miles) south of Guatemala City, in Las Calderas, San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala. Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has declared a state of emergency after a powerful eruption at the southern Pacaya volcano killed one person and forced the international airport to close. Ash blanketed the region as rocks and lava spewed from the volcano south of the capital, as Colom late Thursday issued the emergency decree lasting at least 15 days for the three departments nearest the eruption, which began Wednesday night and has since built in intensity. AFP PHOTO Johan ORDONEZ.
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Villagers remain outside their homes fearing new outbursts of the Pacaya volcano, some 50 km (31 miles) south of Guatemala City, in Las Calderas, San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala. Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has declared a state of emergency after a powerful eruption at the southern Pacaya volcano killed one person and forced the international airport to close. Ash blanketed the region as rocks and lava spewed from the volcano south of the capital, as Colom late Thursday issued the emergency decree lasting at least 15 days for the three departments nearest the eruption, which began Wednesday night and has since built in intensity. AFP PHOTO Johan ORDONEZ.
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A man cleans the roof of his home of ashes from the Pacaya volcano, some 50 km (31 miles) south of Guatemala City, in Las Calderas, San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala. Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has declared a state of emergency after a powerful eruption at the southern Pacaya volcano killed one person and forced the international airport to close. Ash blanketed the region as rocks and lava spewed from the volcano south of the capital, as Colom late Thursday issued the emergency decree lasting at least 15 days for the three departments nearest the eruption, which began Wednesday night and has since built in intensity. AFP PHOTO Johan ORDONEZ.
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Children being evacuated on a school bus from the town of Calderas, Guatemala, Friday May 28, 2010, peer out from ash covered windows after the Pacaya volcano erupted a day earlier. The volcano started erupting lava and rocks on Thursday afternoon, blanketing Guatemala City with ash and forcing the closure of the international airport. One television reporter has been killed and thousands of residents from villages closest to the volcano have been evacuated to shelters. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) .
A woman stands near a church as the ground is covered in volcanic ash in Calderas, Guatemala, Friday May 28, 2010 after the Pacaya Volcano erupted a day earlier. The volcano started erupting lava and rocks on Thursday afternoon, blanketing Guatemala City with ash and forcing the closure of the international airport. One television reporter has been killed and thousands of residents from villages closest to the volcano have been evacuated to shelters. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) .
A man surveys the damage after the roof of his home partially caved in when the Pacaya Volcano erupted a day earlier in Calderas, Guatemala, Friday May 28, 2010. The volcano started erupting lava and rocks on Thursday afternoon, blanketing Guatemala City with ash and forcing the closure of the international airport. One television reporter has been killed and thousands of residents from villages closest to the volcano have been evacuated to shelters. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) .
A man cleans the roof of his home of ashes from the Pacaya volcano, some 50 km (31 miles) south of Guatemala City, in Las Calderas, San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala. Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has declared a state of emergency after a powerful eruption at the southern Pacaya volcano killed one person and forced the international airport to close. Ash blanketed the region as rocks and lava spewed from the volcano south of the capital, as Colom late Thursday issued the emergency decree lasting at least 15 days for the three departments nearest the eruption, which began Wednesday night and has since built in intensity. AFP PHOTO Johan ORDONEZ
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A woman inspects the damages caused on her home by the eruption of the Pacaya volcano, some 50 km (31 miles) south of Guatemala City, in Las Calderas, San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala. Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has declared a state of emergency after a powerful eruption at the southern Pacaya volcano killed one person and forced the international airport to close. Ash blanketed the region as rocks and lava spewed from the volcano south of the capital, as Colom late Thursday issued the emergency decree lasting at least 15 days for the three departments nearest the eruption, which began Wednesday night and has since built in intensity. AFP PHOTO Johan ORDONEZ.
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A woman cooks outside her home, damaged by the eruption of the Pacaya volcano, some 50 km (31 miles) south of Guatemala City, in Las Calderas, San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala. Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has declared a state of emergency after a powerful eruption at the southern Pacaya volcano killed one person and forced the international airport to close. Ash blanketed the region as rocks and lava spewed from the volcano south of the capital, as Colom late Thursday issued the emergency decree lasting at least 15 days for the three departments nearest the eruption, which began Wednesday night and has since built in intensity. AFP PHOTO Johan ORDONEZ.
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A man walks trough a road covered in volcanic ash in Calderas, Guatemala, Friday May 28, 2010. The Pacaya volcano started erupting lava and rocks on Thursday afternoon, blanketing Guatemala City with ash and forcing the closure of the international airport. One television reporter has been killed and thousands of residents from villages closest to the volcano have been evacuated to shelters. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) .
Workers clean Las Calderas airport's runway of ashes from the Pacaya volcano, some 50 km (31 miles) south of Guatemala City, in Las Calderas, San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala on May 28, 2010. Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has declared a state of emergency after a powerful eruption at the southern Pacaya volcano killed one person and forced the international airport to close. Ash blanketed the region as rocks and lava spewed from the volcano south of the capital, as Colom late Thursday issued the emergency decree lasting at least 15 days for the three departments nearest the eruption, which began Wednesday night and has since built in intensity. AFP PHOTO/Waler PEÑA
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Volcanic ash blankets houses and a church in Calderas, Guatemala, Friday, May 28, 2010. The Pacaya volcano started erupting lava and rocks on Thursday afternoon, covering Guatemala City with ash and forcing the closure of the international airport. One television reporter has been killed and thousands of residents from villages closest to the volcano have been evacuated to shelters. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) .
Men clean their home of ashes from the Pacaya volcano, some 50 km (31 miles) south of Guatemala City, in Las Calderas, San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala. Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has declared a state of emergency after a powerful eruption at the southern Pacaya volcano killed one person and forced the international airport to close. Ash blanketed the region as rocks and lava spewed from the volcano south of the capital, as Colom late Thursday issued the emergency decree lasting at least 15 days for the three departments nearest the eruption, which began Wednesday night and has since built in intensity. AFP PHOTO/Johan ORDONEZ
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A couple look at the damaged caused on their home by the eruption of the Pacaya volcano, some 50 km (31 miles) south of Guatemala City, in Las Calderas, San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala. Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has declared a state of emergency after a powerful eruption at the southern Pacaya volcano killed one person and forced the international airport to close. Ash blanketed the region as rocks and lava spewed from the volcano south of the capital, as Colom late Thursday issued the emergency decree lasting at least 15 days for the three departments nearest the eruption, which began Wednesday night and has since built in intensity. AFP PHOTO/Johan ORDONEZ
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The runway at the International airport is covered with ash from the eruption of the Pacaya volcano in Guatemala City, Friday May 28, 2010. The volcano started erupting lava and rocks on Thursday afternoon, blanketing Guatemala City with ash and forcing the closure of the international airport. One television reporter has been killed and thousands of residents from villages closest to the volcano have been evacuated to shelters. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Pos) .
Residents of several communities of San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala, remain in a temporary shelter on 28 May 2010, for fear of new outbursts of the Pacaya volcano, some 50 km (31 miles) south of Guatemala City. Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has declared a state of emergency after a powerful eruption at the southern Pacaya volcano killed one person and forced the international airport to close. Ash blanketed the region as rocks and lava spewed from the volcano south of the capital, as Colom late Thursday issued the emergency decree lasting at least 15 days for the three departments nearest the eruption, which began Wednesday night and has since built in intensity. AFP PHOTO Johan ORDONEZ
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A woman looks at the damaged caused on her home by the eruption of the Pacaya volcano, some 50 km (31 miles) south of Guatemala City, in Las Calderas, San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala. Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has declared a state of emergency after a powerful eruption at the southern Pacaya volcano killed one person and forced the international airport to close. Ash blanketed the region as rocks and lava spewed from the volcano south of the capital, as Colom late Thursday issued the emergency decree lasting at least 15 days for the three departments nearest the eruption, which began Wednesday night and has since built in intensity. AFP PHOTO Johan ORDONEZ.
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Pastor Peralta, 79, walks through the streets of Calderas, Guatemala on Friday May 28, 2010 after the Pacaya Volcano erupted a day earlier. The volcano started erupting lava and rocks on Thursday afternoon, blanketing Guatemala City with ash and forcing the closure of the international airport. One television reporter has been killed and thousands of residents from villages closest to the volcano have been evacuated to shelters. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) .