Volcano Treks in Quetzaltenango
March 8th 2010 Time for trekking!
We started off our trek in the ruins of Viejo Palmer (old Palmar) a town that was destroyed twice, once by volcanic eruptions in 1902 and then by an earthquake in 1976. Needless to say eventually they gave up and built Nuevo Palmar a few kilometres away. We had a very hot and sticky trek but luckily after a mere 20 minutes of walking (which involved crossing a very rickety
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