From the centre of Antigua you can see several volcanos. The largest Agua is extinct with another which is dormant and Fuego which is still live. It´s been amazing to stand in the square and watch it shoot smoke into the air but the main one that everyone wants to visit is Pacaya, active and about an hour from the town. Booking the trip was easy and for once they seemed to want to ensure we really did turn up with the right equipment, health and safety really does not exist in this part of the world and we were impressed they seemed to be keen to make sure we were prepared to the point of telling us to have sunscreen with us to protect us from lava burns - nice! Base level is 1500m, we
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