A Volcano Spills Its Guts
This is just a little taste of one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen. More to come…
Okay, a little more info for you… Last night, Wednesday, August 8, 2007, Volcán de Fuego (Volcano of Fire) spilled its guts in a spectacular eruption, sending a plume of lava hundreds of feet in the air. We could see it clearly from our bedroom window in Antigua, some 40km away. To get a better view, we took a cab to the town of Dueñas, 20 minutes down the road and about 10km from the volcano. This short clip is just a snippet of about 45 minutes of footage. We’ll post more later.
FYI, Fuego is so-called because it smokes almost constantly and erupts frequently. But locals told us they had never seen it erupt with such force. It’s one of only 3 active volcanoes in Guatemala.
-Leif
Foglio's Field Notes 
We had volcanic ash falling in Panajachel, beside Lake Atitlan, from this eruption. That hasn’t happened in the 40 years I’ve been living here.
Lake Atitlan
October 20, 2007 at 9:39 pm