The trip was wonderful mix of volcanoes,jungles, mayan ruins and lakes . I flew into Guatemala city and immediately went to Antigua, a spanish colonial city that is nestled between three spectacular volcanoes. The town has cobblestone streets, bougainvillae trees, terra cotta roofs and old church ruins and made it an ideal spot to start my vacation. Also, a fun place to practice my salsa moves ;-) One day, I went climbing volcan Pacaya with a guide and 10 other tourists. It was a exciting 4 hour hike. The guide wanted to abandon the climb after 1.5 hours due to heavy winds that day. Some tourists wanted their money back and continue to the top. After a lot of discussion, partly due to stupidity and partly mob mentality, we decided to ascend the volcano. It was
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