Suchitan, Stratovolcano in Jutiapa Department, Guatemala.

Suchitán is a stratovolcano in Santa Catarina Mita, Jutiapa, Guatemala. Its summit reaches 1,854 m according to the Spanish Wikipedia, while the English Wikipedia gives 1,716 m. Near the top is La Piedrona, a rock formation 25–30 m high with a summit about 3 by 4 m. Villages such as Suchitán, El Limón, Horcones and La Cuesta del Guayabo lie on its slopes.

Suchitán lies in Santa Catarina Mita, Jutiapa. The region around the volcano was separated from the Chiquimula department on 25 February 1848, when the Mita region became a department divided into the districts of Jutiapa, Santa Rosa and Jalapa; the Jutiapa district, with Jutiapa as its capital, took in the area the volcano occupies. Guatemala itself had been founded as a republic under Rafael Carrera on 21 March 1847.

Residents of the villages on the volcano's slopes tell of a huge snake with golden horns trapped in a crater beneath La Piedrona, the 25–30 m rock formation near the summit; when it moves, they say, the mountain creaks. The villages of Suchitán, El Limón, Horcones and La Cuesta del Guayabo lie around the volcano.

The main access point is through Santa Catarina Mita, where local guides are available to help navigate the mountain routes. The climb is demanding and requires good physical fitness, particularly as elevation increases and the air becomes thinner.

The elevation creates distinct ecological zones where specialized plant and animal species live at different heights, changing noticeably as you climb. Many visitors overlook this gradual transformation of habitats as the mountain rises.