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San Cristobal volcano is seen next to Chinandega, Nicaragua on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2012. The volcano's activity is set to continue, specialists said, with gas and ash eruptions. Read the full story.

Mario Lopez / EPA A fireman hoses down ash on a street of Chinandega, Nicaragua on Thursday.

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