saying good bye to the center court of the hotel

Pacaya

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February 15th 2010
An early morning to catch the shuttle to the volcano. We were up at 6AM, no place open for breakfast so we had cookie which had been purchased at the Xelapan yesterday and off we went. It took an hour to reach the Volcano park where some of us hired horses to climb up the mountain to the base of the volcano Pacaya. we climbed for about a half hour to the base of the lava flow where we dismounted a ... 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