Siete Luminarias

The Siete Luminarias are low-rimmed volcanoes, or maars, with steep-sided, flat-bottomed central craters up to one kilometer in diameter. The seven craters are Hoya la Alberca (1672 meters elevation), Hoya de Cíntora (1703 m), Hoya de Flores or Hoya de Alvarez (2100 m), Rincón de Parangueo (2050 m), Hoya de San Nicolás de Parangueo (1820 m), Hoya Blanca (1819 m), and Hoya Solís (1787 m). The volcanoes are part of the Michoacán–Guanajuato volcanic field. ==Flora and fauna==

Siete Luminarias is in the Bajío dry forests ecoregion. ==Conservation==

In 1997 Siete Luminarias was declared a natural monument by the government of Mexico. It covers an area of 89.28 km2 to the south, west, and northwest of the city of Valle de Santiago. ==References==