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Antigua Ruins: Earthquake City
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    • As is common known, Antigua hasn't been a very safe city in the previous centuries.

    They have the vicinity of the volcanoes which are unpredictable and, secondly, they suffered from various earthquakes.
    Walking through the street sand looking at the buildings, you can see ruptures everywhere.

    This deserted church is one fo the best examples

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    Pacaya Volcano: Pacaya volcano
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    • View from halfway up.

    The volcano trip can be booked anywhere in Antigua and most of the tour operators ask the same price: 10 US$ per person (warning: you have to pay with quetzales and that could vary from 59 to 75 !!!). Watch out.

    They come to get you at your hotel by 2 pm. Two hours in the 4x4 to arrive at the starting point at 1800 metres. You'll only have to cover 770 meter in altitude but every single meter counts...hard, very hard
    You arrive on top for the sunset at descend in the dark... Spooky.
    All the time two uniformed guards accompany the group

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    Pacaya Volcano: Having a rest on the Pacaya volcano
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    • Having a rest on the way up.

    We needed it because or old guide walked too fast for us, untrained guys

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    Pacaya Volcano: Emilio, our guide for Pacaya volcano
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    • Emilio, our guide, looks 70 but is far better condition than all of us.
    He speaks reasonable English but is not much of a talker.

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    Pacaya Volcano: Pacaya volcano
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    • Looking down on the city while very near to the crater.
    Look what clothes we wear - it's very cold up there. Much colder than we expected.

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    Pacaya Volcano: Pacaya volcano, cloudy view
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    • Very nice view, don't you think so

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    Pacaya Volcano: Pacaya volcano, cloudy view pt. 2
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    • Another nice picture from nearly above on the Pacaya Vulcano.
    You can see it's getting dark by that time.

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    Pacaya Volcano: Pacaya volcano after sunset
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    • That's what you see when you arrive the top.

    Descending in the dark looked like a very risky business and the use of our flashlight was necessary.

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     Happy Birthday....I love Central America. I just wish I would be able to pack things up and head there for about a year of travelling....    		Sue08080 Mon Aug 15, 2005 19:43 UTC
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