PACAYA VOLCANO, Is the day hike worth it? - Backpacking Guatemala (3 of 8)

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We are back travelling! This time, we chose to explore Guatemala, the Land of the Maya! This Central America country is loaded with natural, historical and cultural appeal!
From ancient Maya cities lost deep in the lush rainforest to intimidating smouldering volcanoes, through jungle-fringed lakes in the highlands, colourful colonial cities and distinctive indigenous culture, everything in Guatemala is magical.
Guatemala is of course the birthplace and heartland of the ancient Maya where traditions and religious rituals mingled with Catholic belief continue to thrive,.
Guatemalan delicious food is a based of Maya cuisine with Spanish colonial influences. Dishes prominently include corn, beans, rice and chillies. it is also the birthplace of chocolate and home of the popular Hass avocado! And of course, their arabica beans produced one of the best coffee in the world.
We are now back to Antigua to hike some volcanoes!
Our first one is Pacaya located one hour away from Antigua. This volcano is still active today. Even though, it is rare to see plumes of lava spouting from the top, it regularly spits out clouds of rock and ash in a dramatic vision.
Rising to a height of 2252m, this hike of 3km to the cone is steep but steady which makes it one of the most accessible and popular volcano to hike. A good warm up before the monster of Acatanango volcano!
The climb is going through some ''milpas'' (slash and burn farming) and thickish forest until you can see the spectacular cone in between clouds and sulphurous fumes. During our walk through the cooled fossilised lava, we found some craters releasing some hot steam as well as some still warm lava rocks where you can toast marshmallows!
Top tip: don't book a tour, do it independently to have more time to enjoy and chill.
Have a look! And let's get lost!
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[@dodobrown39]

Looks fun!!! Did you take your own marshmallows or did the guide provide them ?

[@yourtravelbuddywill]

It was fun! We took our own marshmallows but pretty sure all guides have some! 😉