The footage of Volcano Fuego erupting is mind-boggling. The latest reports state at least 25 dead and hundreds injured. Aurora International Airport is closed, and for miles beyond the lava flow, ash blankets roads, trees, and houses. Our family in Guatemala is safe, thankfully, but so many are not.

Guatemala is home to some thirty volcanoes. As I’ve previously posted, Mateo and I have climbed Pacaya several times; the photos here are from our trip in October 2015. Pacaya is known as “safe” to climb, unlike the mighty and active Fuego, whose name means fire.

Guatemala always is in our thoughts, now especially.

ShareThis

Tags: climbing pacaya, Guatemala, Volcano Fuego, Volcano Pacaya

This entry was posted on Monday, June 4th, 2018 at 9:35 am You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.