Day 73 - Climbing Volcan Pacaya
September 13th 2006
Yet another of our early, pre-dawn starts saw us waiting for a (predictably) late minibus to take us to Volcan Pacaya, Guatemala's most active volcano. There was a bit of a groan when an ancient yellow US school bus turned up, complete with a faded 'Your kids are our business' sticker. We weren't about to complain to the driver though as he was armed.
The volcano used to be a hotbed of touris
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