Pacaya

Dormant for more than hundred years, the volcano of Pacaya, standing at 2500 meters tall, suddenly erupted around 50 years ago and it has been active ever since. It last erupted in May this year, when boulders were sent flying up to 2kms in the sky. The eruption caused the death of one journalist and showered Guatemala City with ash.

The first ever volcano I have climbed. It felt strange walking in nature which one could see and feel was so alive. Just a few hundred meters above, smoke was coming out from its chimney.

But the climb to Pacaya couldn’t beat Sunday morning’s moment. Sat on the camioneta early Sunday morning to go to the market, and the driver blasted the corniest Latino songs.

Puurrrrfeeecctionn! Sometimes clichés just do it!