Guatemala 2017

Images from a volcano tour of Guatemala.

Here's a map of the places visted.

Volcán Fuego and Volcán Acetenango

We first saw these two from our hotel in Antigua. Fuego is quite active - we could hear it rumbling and see the puffs of smoke. We spent two nights camped on…

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Volcán Zunil

We camped below the summit of Zunil, an old extinct volcano. It was pretty cloudy that evening, but beautifully clear in the morning with views of volcanoes to…

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Volcán Santa Maria

We had a day hike from Quetzaltenango to the summit of Santa Maria, an extinct volcano. The nearby Santiaguito volcano which is active was obscured by clouds…

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Volcán Tajamulco

We camped below the summit of Tajamulco - the highest peak in Central America. It was cloudy when we visited the summit. But once again the sunrise was clear…

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Volcán San Pedro

A day hike up San Pedro giving us views of Lake Atitlan and its surrounding volcanoes. The lower slopes have coffee fields. The forest near the summit filled…

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Volcán Pacaya

A cloudy day for our visit. This volcano is farily quiet now, but had its last major eruption in 2010. The lava fields in the foreground are from the last 10…

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Antigua Guatemala

This was our home base at the start and end of the trip. The views are dominated by three volcanoes - Auga, Acetanango and Fuego. A capitol of Guatemala until…

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Quetzeltenango

This is the second largest city in Guatemala. We were here several nights for our visits to Zunil, Santa Maria and Tajamulco.

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San Pedro de la Laguna

A village on the shore of Lake Atitlan. We had two nights in a lovely lakeside hotel. On our last morning Pepian took John and me for a visit to a women's…

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