The Pacaya Volcano in Guatemala erupted over the weekend, spewing volcanic material more than 400 metres in the air and could disrupt air travel in Guatemala. The country's Institute of Vulcanology warned that the eruption could rise as high as 1,000 to 2,000 metres.

Guatemala's Disaster Response Office said that ash could spread over Guatemala City because of the direction of the wind.

The lava flow was from the MacKenney crater and it lasted about 2 hours.

Pacaya's last eruption was in May 2010 which claimed the life of a TV journalist and caused thousands of residents to flee their homes and closed the Guatemala City airport for five days.

The volcano, which stands 2,552 metres high, is 50 kilometres south of the country's capital and one of three active volcanoes in Guatemala.

On Friday, the Guatemalan Coordination for Disaster Reduction Office declared an orange alert on the possibility that Pacaya could show increased volcanic activities in the next hours.

Here are more photos of the eruption.

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