Our group celebrating the climb beneath the immense Caliente dome on our Ruta Secreta hike.
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A hot avalanche of volcanic material cascading down the steep flank of the Caliente dome.
Volcán de Fuego erupting, seen from Acatenango.
One of our favorite tour moments, with Santiaguito erupting at dawn.
Sunrise from the summit of Santa María.
Sunrise lighting up the silhouettes of eight volcanoes along Guatemala’s Pacific volcanic chain, captured on a Santa María tour.
While camping beneath Santiaguito, our group watched this incredible nighttime eruption light up the volcano.
A client on a private sunset tour to the summit of Santa María.
A powerful explosion from Santiaguito.
An extremely rare Pavo de Cacho spotted near Santiaguito.
Volcán Tacaná seen from the summit of Tajumulco.
A client looking out across the four Santiaguito domes.
The view of Santa María’s collapse scar from El Pikacho.
Clients taking in the view from El Pikacho.
Tigresa, a famous dog that lives on Santa María, looking down at the Santiaguito domes.
Sunrise on the summit of Volcán Atitlán.
The summit lake of Chicabal volcano.
A large pyroclastic flow descending Santiaguito, photographed on our Mirador hike.
On the foothills of Santa María.
Approaching Cerro Quemado.
A wild eruption and pyroclastic flow captured at night on Santiaguito.
The view from Piedra del Tigre on Volcán Siete Orejas.
Tajumulco and Siete Orejas seen from Santa María.
Santa María and Santiaguito under the stars.
A client standing beneath the towering Caliente dome.
Pacaya’s MacKenney Cone.
Volcán de Fuego erupting in the clouds.
All four Santiaguito domes: Caliente, La Mitad, El Monje, and El Brujo.
Our campsite on the Santiaguito Ruta Secreta hike.
Cerro Quemado seen from the rock formation called La Muela.
Santiaguito beneath a field of stars.
Xela at night from Santa María’s summit on a camping tour.
Santiaguito erupting before sunrise from the Mirador.
Hiking on Cerro Quemado’s Mar de Lava route.
A massive pyroclastic flow on Santiaguito seen from our campsite.
Admiring the view from the Santiaguito Mirador.
Farmland on the approach up the volcano.
A sunset view from Santa María reaching all the way to Volcán Tacaná on the Mexican border.
A client standing on top of La Muela on Cerro Quemado.
Tigresa, the famous volcano dog.
Santa María’s 1902 collapse scar seen from El Pikacho.
Acatenango seen from Volcán de Fuego.
Sunrise at the Santiaguito Mirador.
The full active Santiaguito cone showing its raw power.
Standing below Santiaguito.
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