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Pacaya Volcano Hike, Antigua,Guatemala

One the main attractions close to Antigua was trekking on, yes on a live active volcano - Pacaya volcano. The volcano has had an erruption a couple of weeks before I was there and while we did not see any lava as such, we did see lots of smoke coming out of the rocks and the sulfuric smell all over. When I went for the hike, it was pouring cats and dogs, but did not stop the expedition. They fit a whole bunch of us tourists at the back of a pickup truck and went in the jungle trails to the volcano. Was nice passing through lots of pineapple fields along the way and checking out the scenery - Also spotted a few wild horses in the pastures surrounding the volcano. It was nice to see fairly new rock formations from solidified lava and the smoke coming out of the earth's core. Too bad we did not get to see any lava as such, but was a nice trek and interesting scenery.

Note : I did trip trip last year and just procastinated and very late in posting.

 

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The Fair was in Town, Antigua, Guatemala

I reached Antigua on a Sunday and the fair was in town !! I love fairs.. the rides, the junk food, the people, the energy.. of course I could not miss it while I was there. I was glad I came on the right day for it. I had an awesome time at the fair and the rides were awesome !! though.. sub-security standards as compared to the US... but that's what made the rides extremely thrilling and exciting !! The food too was awesome.. though as fair food anywhere else in the world.. very greasy and unhealthy and all.. but once in a while, it's all good :)

 

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Antigua, Guatemala

After a tiring journey by chicken bus and changing some 6 buses or so, I finally reached Antigua Guatemala. While I was travelling in the chicken buses, I met a couple of travels - the guy from Australia and the girl Brazil. We did the last part of the trip together and when we reached Antigua, we went to look for hostels together. Stayed at the Black Cat hostel and it was 'the' party hostel of Antigua. Very loud, packed with foreigners and hardly any local. I stayed there for only one night before moving to one of the numerous other hostels in Antigua.

Antigua is a very nice town. It was the colonial Spanish capital of Central America. It is a World Heritage site, and among the most visited places in Guatemala. Lots and lots of tourists, language schools, salsa schools, hotels, hostels, foreign food mixed with a good variety of traditional culture, people and way of life. It seems to be a very big destination for north Americans to come and learn Spanish or Salsa. The city is nice and small with lots of colonial architecture, ruins, historic buildings, cobblestone streets etc.. 

 

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Music on the Square in Antigua, Guatemala

Reached Antigua Guatemala today after taking about 6 buses from El Salvador. I decided to take the chicken buses rather than the tourist buses. As I was walking around the city to explore the new town, I saw this nice traditional musical performance on the main square of Antigua.

 

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