TAJUMULCO, PACAYA, AGUA, FUEGO, ACATENANGO, SANTA MARIA/SANTIAGUITO, SANTO TOMAS, TOLIMAN, SAN PEDRO, ATITLAN
All photos taken by René Goad
Tajumulco Volcano from the air as I fly into Guatemala.
The volcanic cone of Volcan Santa Maria from the air as I fly into Guatemala.
Early morning view of the volcanoes Fuego, Acatenango, and Agua as seen from Pacaya.
Volcan Fuego in early morning light.
Volcan Agua in early morning light.
Early morning light on the slopes of Pacaya.
A house abandoned after the 2010 major eruption of Pacaya.
Antennas on the flanks of the inactive Cerro Chino cinder cone on Pacaya.
Pacaya Volcano casts it’s shadow on the landscape.
The sign pointing towards the volcano trail.
I was in luck, Volcan Fuego started to put on a show while ascending the slopes of Cerro Chino on Pacaya Volcano.
Early morning eruption of Fuego as it stands alongside the other volcanoes, Acatenango to it’s right and Agua in the foreground (right of picture).
A series of explosions on Volcan Fuego caused the ash plumes to accumulate into one.
First sight of the active MacKenney cone on Volcan Pacaya.
Steam emissions from the MacKenney cone early in the morning, Volcan Pacaya.
Close up of the summit of MacKenney cone, Volcan Pacaya.
Lava flows from the 2014 eruption of Pacaya.
The 2014 lava flows and the crater of Cerro Chino to the left.
Pacaya lava fields.
Myself on the Pacaya lava field.
The 2014 lava was still hot in places especially this hole, Volcan Pacaya.
The 2010 major eruption of Pacaya ripped a scar onto the north face of the MacKenney cone.
The base of the MacKenney cone on Pacaya as seen from the crater rim of Cerro Chino.
Lava from the 2014 eruption of Pacaya had breached the crater lip of Cerro Chino.
Ash plume from Volcan Fuego appears as I walk along the crater rim of Cerro Chino on Pacaya.
Dark lava in the landscape indicates more recent flows, the 2014 lava.
Those eruptions kept coming on Volcan Fuego.
A park ranger and my guide pause for a moment to have a chat while on the crater rim of Cerro Chino. The MacKenney cone in the background continues to emit steam, Volcan Pacaya.
In the background on the right is the lake filled crater of Laguna Calderas, another crater on Pacaya.
Valley of the volcanoes. The volcanoes Fuego (left), Acatenango (middle), and Agua (right) as seen from Pacaya.
Summit area close up of Pacaya’s MacKenney cone.
Ready to climb Volcan Santa Maria early in the morning. View from the base.
View towards Volcan Tajumulco from the slopes of Volcan Santa Maria.
The neighbouring volcano of Volcan Almolonga as seen from the slopes of Volcan Santa Maria.
The last trees before the summit of Santa Maria.
The Guatemalan volcanic chain as viewed from the summit of Santa Maria. From front to back: Santo Tomas, San Pedro, Toliman, Atitlan, Fuego, Acatenango.
The Santiaguito lava dome complex as viewed from the summit of Santa Maria.
El Brujo dome of the Santiaguito lava dome complex.
La Mitad and El Monje domes of the Santiaguito lava dome complex.
The active Caliente dome of the Santiaguito lava dome complex.
Close up of the crater of Caliente dome, Santiaguito.
The cone of Volcan Santa Maria as seen from the village of Llanos del Pinal.
The cone of Volcan Santa Maria the next morning while on the way to the Santiaguito mirador.
Santiaguito lava domes in the early morning light. View from the mirador.
Dried lahars in the Santiaguito caldera.
Ash and gas eruption on Santiaguito’s Caliente dome.
Eruption plume on Santiaguito disperses.
Some ash covered vegetation from constant eruptions on Santiaguito.
Beginning of another eruption on Santiaguito’s Caliente dome.
Santiaguito eruption of a small scale. This type of activity is normal for Santiaguito.
Close up of the Caliente dome viewed from the mirador.
Santiaguito lava dome complex viewed from the mirador.
The lakeside volcanoes of Toliman (left) and San Pedro (right) on the south shores of Lake Atitlan.
Volcan Toliman as seen from Panajachel.
Volcan San Pedro as seen from Panajachel.
Volcan San Pedro with the town of San Pedro La Laguna on the shores of Lake Atitlan.
Volcan San Pedro as seen from the boat on the way to Santiago Atitlan.
Exposed rocks of Volcan San Pedro lakeside.
The double peak of Volcan Toliman as seen from Santiago Atitlan.
The cone of Volcan Atitlan in the background with the town of Santiago Atitlan on the shores of Lake Atitlan.
Zooming in onto Volcan Atitlan.
Cerro de Oro, a parasitic cone of Volcan Toliman on the south shore of Lake Atitlan.
Volcan Agua during sunrise as viewed from Cerro de la Cruz. The town of Antigua is in the foreground.
Volcan Acatenango, the neighbouring volcano to Volcan Fuego.
Volcan Fuego during the morning.
Pyroclastic flow channel on Fuego.
Pyroclastic flow deposits on Fuego.
Volcan Pacaya in the distance in the morning sun.
The south face of Volcan Fuego with Volcan Acatenango to the right.
Close up of the upper south flanks of Fuego.
Dried lahar bed with Volcan Fuego in the background.
