View from the top of Volcan Pacaya

Volcan Pacaya

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December 13th 2007
Today we went with some of the other students to Volcan Pacaya. Voclan Pacaya is an active volcano, and with a guide you can hike up near the top for a view of the flowing lava. We had heard that it is an amazing sight, but I wasn´t convinced, hiking up a hill to look at a bit of lava seemed like an awful lot of work for nothing to me. How can I put this… I was wrong, very, very wrong. It w ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Capital Region » Antigua

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The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experience... ... read more