Hiking up Pacaya Volcano

The next day, we headed out earlier to meet the people responsible for transporting us to a hike of the largest volcano in the area. We met them at the large facility (hotel of 144 rooms, two restaurants, other facilities) that used to be a monastary until some 35+ years ago. We had dinner there with others in the Central America Communications Council about 7 months ago. Our group included a father (originally from Mexico) and his son from El Paso, TX and twin sisters from Netherlands. One of whom lives in the US. We were driven 1.5 hours to a visitor´s center at the base, where we met our guide.



The lady in the shed to the right was offering oranges and drinks to hikers.


This is near the top of the volcano we climed where you have the best view of the largest volcano. We were told that all of the lava below was from the eruption in 2018. 
There was natural beauty all around us.








Here´s a sample of the hiking trail we took. It was a demanding hike but a very worthwhile experience.






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