Now, down into the river of lava

From the crest of our mountain hike, we decended into this river of lava, which comes out of the side of the volcano in front of us.

"Feels just like I'm walking on broken glass..."(includes video)

September 1st 2007
(Sung to the tune from Annie Lennox) On Saturday we decided to walk on a live volcano. The rules are a little different in Guatemala so when our guide said that we’d be “playing with molten lava” I wasn’t exactly sure what that meant. It ended up being a great day. Only an hour or so from Antigua is the trailhead for the Pacaya Volcano. We drove past Guatemala City and up into the m ... read more

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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

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