On Tuesday, Nov. 11, the Freeds (some fellow ORI workers) invited us to hike Pacaya volcano with them and their guests. We enjoyed some awesome scenery and caught some glimpses of other nearby volcanoes along the way. There are four volcanoes near Guatemala city: Agua, Fuego, Acatenango, and Pacaya.
The hike was extremely challenging, over lots of volcanic rock and ash. We hired a guide to lead us. Unfortunately, he spoke very little English.
After hiking for two hours, we were rewarded with a close up view of a lava flow! No guard rails - we could get as close as the heat allowed, which was about 15 feet.
The hike down the mountain was easier, but we needed to take care as the volcanic rock was very sharp.
When we finished our hike we ate a late lunch. A hungry pack of stray dogs joined us and begged for scraps. They were especially interested in Ben's food.
On Tuesday, Nov. 11, the Freeds (some fellow ORI workers) invited us to hike Pacaya volcano with them and their guests. We enjoyed some awesome scenery and caught some glimpses of other nearby volcanoes along the way. There are four volcanoes near Guatemala city: Agua, Fuego, Acatenango, and Pacaya.
The hike was extremely challenging, over lots of volcanic rock and ash. We hired a guide to lead us. Unfortunately, he spoke very little English.
After hiking for two hours, we were rewarded with a close up view of a lava flow! No guard rails - we could get as close as the heat allowed, which was about 15 feet.
The hike down the mountain was easier, but we needed to take care as the volcanic rock was very sharp.
When we finished our hike we ate a late lunch. A hungry pack of stray dogs joined us and begged for scraps. They were especially interested in Ben's food.
1 comment:
SWEEEEEET!!! an active volcano!!!
i hiked up a volcano in greece, but it wasn't active.
~serena
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