Tag: Volcano
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Acatenango: Volcano Adventure in Guatemala
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It’s hard to know where to begin discussing this incredible adventure to the summit of one of Guatemala’s most famous — and challenging — volcanoes: Acatenango. Do I start with the lava? The hike? The exhaustion and, yes, pain after descending? This was all of the above. Acatenango. Just mouthing…
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Kawah Ijen: Indonesia’s Crater of Blue Fire
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last year, when as (bad) luck would have it, the day I landed in Surabaya, Kawah Ijen crater erupted, spewing toxic fumes so intense they killed the entire riparian ecosystem in and around the crater. Officials closed it to all human entry (not even the sulfur miners were allowed to…