Source of one of the lava pipes

I poked lava with a stick - Volcan Pacaya escapades

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March 29th 2010
The title says it all. Where else do you get the right mix of lax safety standards, care free guides and hot fiery lava. How nice the world would be without lawyers and liability cases. Today I climbed a volcano. A real one. With lava gushing down the side. And I touched it. So perhaps it wasn't really gushing lava, but merely streaming, and possibly describable as trickling instead. But he ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Capital Region » Pacaya

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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