The streets of Tacaná were covered with a layer of ice that looked like snow, caused by heavy hail. The images capture the region of Central America where this phenomenon is not common.
Guatemala It is characterized by a cool climate, but it is unusual for some of its landscapes to have temperatures so low that it can snow. In the last decade, due to climate change, the neighboring country has had some snow on the highest peaks of its mountains and volcanoes, thus surprising its own inhabitants. Yesterday (01.05.2021) was documented how the streets of the department of San Marcos were covered with a white blanket.
The Guatemalan media did not record this phenomenon as snow, despite the fact that in the photos that went viral on social networks, there are roads covered with something very similar to snow. According to Mega Enlace TV and Prensa Libre, what happened in Tacaná (San Marcos, at 2,398 meters above sea level) was actually a hailstorm, which caused the effect of a “big layer of snow”.
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Image of one of the streets in Tacaná, in the municipality of San Marcos. Photo capture Facebook Federal Republic of Central America.
One of the last “big snowfalls” over Guatemala fell on Tajamulco volcano on December 19, 2009, accumulating about 20 cm of snow on top of the volcano. The phenomenon recorded in Tacaná was not of great proportions, but it attracted the attention of Guatemalan citizens, the press and, of course, other Central Americans who saw the postcards on social networks on Facebook and Twitter.
“That beauty … !! It seems that the hurricanes cleared the land in such a way that it regained its border in its seasons.
“,” Congratulations San Marcos “,” And in Ixchiguan did not snow fall? A few years ago I was there, very cold, but there are beautiful places, greetings from Honduras “,” Snow 
“, “The snow from here to the United States 
he went to fall there. Guatemala, a land blessed by God 
“There were some comments made by Internet users.
A bus got stuck due to the ice layer that formed on the road. Photo taken from Twitter @ soy_502 – Mega Enlace TV
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According to meteorologists, the hail “originates when strong winds are added inside the cloud and on the descent there is a cooling that freezes them, forming small or large ice balls that fall from the sky during the rain.” The accumulation of hail registered in this area of Guatemala also affected some vehicles circulating in the area, a situation that was described in the images published by Mega Enlace TV and the web portal soy502.com.
It looks like a landscape of the United States or Canada, however it is Guatemala. The explanation of the TV environment Mega Enlace about what made him look like snow. Photo Capture Facebook Mega TV Link @ Canal6TG
We share the images of this hail storm that put this Guatemalan city on the international radar.
Some people help clarify how to travel. Photo taken from Facebook @ Canal6TG Mega Enlace TV. Channel 6 Tacaná, San Marcos