Pacaya Volcano Antigua Guatemala

Antigua Guatemala , Western Highlands, Guatemala

TravelPod Member ReviewsPacaya Volcano Antigua Guatemala

  • easy, no lava, not clear views.

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    chiapoe 5 contributions Chicago, United States Aug 2, 2011

    challenge yourself and hike acatenango

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  • amazing

    5

    senoraw 0 contribution Guatemala Jul 28, 2011

    absolutely amazing

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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Pacaya Volcano Antigua Guatemala

  • 1

    Volcanos, Tours, Dinners and Drinks

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    The journey from Lanquin to Antigua was fairly traumatising, having to relive again the incredibly nauseating bumpy road, which this time, with a 4am start, a cramped minivan and no food in our bellies, led to some very pale faces when we arrived in Coban to pick up some more passengers. I was feeling particularly worse for wear, with my head hung …

  • 2

    Antigua: Comfort Cravings & Cafes in Colonial City

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    7/30-8/02: Antigua, Guatemala
    (At the time of writing, 1USD = ~8 Quetzal)

    The Colonial Wonder That is Antigua
    To get to Antigua from Copan, Honduras either requires paying USD20 for a 6-hour express shuttle or taking a sequence of local buses that would likely take much longer. Filipe (Belgium) and I were on a mission to save a bit …

  • 3

    In search of fuego

    Today we conquered a volcano. But we (emilie) almost didnīt make it. We took a school bus from Antigua to the base of the volcano and then hiked the last 4km up. It didnīt sound far but it certainly felt like it. Some man with a horse rescued me for 10 minutes and it gave me a break and then I made it to the top. Next time we will try eating …

  • 4

    Back to school!

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    We arrived in Antigua early afternoon and had plenty of time to look for accommodation so we saw a bit of the city as we shopped around. First impressions were quite nice as the whole city is colonial style with cute little cobblestone streets ans fairly ancient looking buildings.
    We settled for a hostel with a roof top terrace, which was the …

  • 5

    Antigua

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    After a LONG ride in a jam packed minivan I finally made it to Antigua, Guatemala. The shuttle was supposed to show up at El Tunco at 2pm and take 5 hours, it showed up at closer to four and took us til 9:30. I had targeted a couple of places to stay in Antigua but they ended up being full. My first impression of Antigua was that it was …

  • 6

    Getting Hot in Here

    After waking up around 7:00, we all showered and met down stairs to debate our breakfast choices. While some of the group decided to eat the customary breakfast of beans, eggs, and small sausages, Harvey, Will, and I decided to visit a small bakery to purchase what turned out to be fantastic chocolate croissants. Energized and ready for the day, we …

  • 7

    Cobblestone streets and volcanoes

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    We decided that Antigua would be a good first stop for us. It's an ancient colonial city with narrow cobblestone streets which used to be the capital of Guatemala before a huge earthquake destroyed much of the city in 1773. We met lots of people from around the world and got advice on where to head next.

    Our second day there we went on a …

Related BlogsPacaya Volcano Antigua Guatemala

  • 1

    Volcanoes, coffee and near death experiences

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    ... off to find a place to empty my bladder. The second half of the day was reserved for climbing one of the nearby volcanoes called Pacaya. Pacaya volcano is 2.5kms above sea level. We got a van up some of it but the rest was going to be done on foot. The ...

  • 2

    City of vulcanos and colonial ruins

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    ... month or even more!! I stayed only two days though. One day to explore the city, the other to take a tour to the active Pacaya volcano. You can only do this as part of an organized tour because there are lots of reports of robberies along the way up. ...

  • 3

    Flowing lava and small children donīt mix!!

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    This morning I got up early and went to see Pacaya Volcano, an active volcano about an hour outside of Antigua. It was amazing! The hike up was brutal though, especially being still sick, so I hopped on a horse and felt a little better. There was a ...

  • 4

    Leaving home, Learning Spanish

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    Alright- so 12 hours, three flights, very little sleep, and we are finally here. Here is Antigua, Guatemala, where we will be staying for 2-3 weeks. We have been taking it slow these first few days, allowing the heat to sink into our skin and the Spanish ...

  • 5

    PICNIC ON PACAYA VOLCANO

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    Today we were taking a two hour hike to the active cone of Pacaya volcano. Pacaya is an active volcano and since 1965 it has been erupting nearly continuously and the last eruption was only a few months ago.  This meant that there were more controls ...

  • 6

    Pacaya Volcano

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    ... Antigua has lots of cool hostels, bars and restaurants and I would strongly recommend it to poeple travelling in Guatemala. Unfortunately when we climbed the Volcano it was raining and the hot rocks caused lots of mist so the visibilty was poor but the ...

  • 7

    Easygoing Antigua

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    ... --but if youīre not studying Spanish here, Iīm not sure what there is to do. Except perhaps for a tour of the active Pacaya Volcano. So after wandering around the city for a day and visiting some of the nice restaurants and shops that cater to the ...

  • 8

    Climbing Pacaya Volcano

    ... to get sandwiches for the volcano climb. We left Antigua around 2pm and were detoured because of some big religious procession. At the Pacaya volcano visitors centre we were offered walking sticks (yes, actually sticks) by tens of kids. The climb up the ...

  • 9

    Volcan training

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    ... to Antigua. A nice city but much more expensive than San Pedro, so bit of shock to system. We climbed Pacaya Volcano, an active volcano close to Antigua. Not too impressed as lava wasnt flowing and clouds blocked out any view... We did see molten lava ...

  • 10

    Drawn in by Antigua

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    ... breakfast for the three of us with cappucino and we read the paper and talked. I wanted to go to Lake Atitlan and also Pacaya Volcano, but the paper was filled with reports of landslides on those roads and just gruesome photos of buses like the one I'd ...