A little bit of everything

I've taken a couple shorter trips over the last two weekends.  I spent a quick night in Antigua for a going away party.  It was a little rainy, but the clouds parted long enough to see Volcano Agua:

Then took a day trip to the department of Santa Rosa to see the sulfuric lake, Laguna de Ixapco.

 And last weekend went to Puerto San Jose for some beach, sand, and heat.

Antigua and Volcan Pacaya

After passing through Antigua multiple times to change shuttles and to climb Volcan Agua, I finally got to spend some time there this weekend.  

One of the great things about living in Guatemala is the close proximity to a lot of fun weekend trips.  Sunday morning was a perfect example, we were able to hike Volcan Pacaya in the morning and make it back to the city by mid-day.  Pacaya is an active volcano.  There isn’t any lava flows or smoke (like on near-by Fuego), but there are hot vents and caves and the most recent big eruption was in 2010.

Volcanoes Agua, Acatenango, and Fuego in the distance.