Lava cutting a river down the mountain

The sunshine hides the actual red glow of the lava here. (The evening we went to the opera - see Falstaff entry - we were able to look over from Guatemala City and see the BRIGHT rivers of lava glowing red in the night)

Volcan Pacaya - another look

December 28th 2007
This is my next entry on my list of "Top Things to Do in Guatemala if You're Visiting for a Short Time." (See Dec 24 entry for my list). We had already visited Pacaya once before, during the rainy season (see my Sept. 1 entry "Feels just like I"m walking on broken glass") and the really amazing thing about this place is how it changes so much! I mean, it's as if molten lava would actually alter ... 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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