When we first arrived in Guatemala, we spent a few days in Antigua. One of those days we had the opportunity to hike the Pacaya volcano. Here´s how it went…
First, let me introdice you to the crew:
The hike was long and we were at approx. 7500 ft. in elevation so we took frequent rest breaks.
After I thought I couldn´t possibly go any farther we came over a ridge and saw this:
The abrupt change in vegetation was amazing! (I can´t help but care. It´s the biologist in me)
But the hike wasn´t over. We had to go down a steep and narrow path…
Once we got down we walked along the recently solidified magma (it was only 3 days old!)
And if you looked in the cracks you could see the magma flowing underneath!
Finally, we reached the Holy Grail of our adventure- a flowing river of liquid hot magma!!!
So what do we do? Roast marshmellows of course!
After hiking back up the steep and slippery slope, we rested before heading down the rest of the volcano. Some even squeezed in a little cat nap.
The End.
