....is this honestly what you think you would be seeing on a trip to a Pacific coastal state of Mexico? The rides up and down this volcano has to be one of the most enjoyable experiences of my life. Why can't the rest of life be like riding in the back of a truck?
The first picture is of a toilet by the way! These were taken a few minutes after we reached the entrance to the National Park. It is around here you can go several ways, either up! This way is restricted access, only Protection Civil can drive up there. Another option is to drive along, up and down, this takes you to the caldera wall of the other volcano, Volcan de Fuego where you then climb down the caldera wall to the Playon (this is where the puma incident started out.... and the place I now try and avoid!).
We took the first route. About 10 minutes after this point we had driven to a point just over 4000m!
The reason we went up here in the first place was to collect thermal and SO2 data. You can see the observatory where we stayed in the photograph below (if its THAT small you can't see, it's on the right side of the photograph, you can just about see some antennae).
