Geo Travel Guatemala

22/09/2020

Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología, Meteorología e Hidrología de Guatemala.

18/04/2019

Very proud to again be part of this fantastic effort to better understand volcanoes with the use of drones. Well done everyone involved. Here are some great pics of Fuego volcano from the air.

24/01/2019

Laguna de Ixpaco and Tecuamburro volcano in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala. A sulfuric lake with fumaroles and a bubbling mudpot! Perhaps you need a little Guatemala

30/12/2018

Dawn over lake Atitlan from the Indians Nose lookout point. Spectacular!

23/11/2018

Home sweet home! San Pedro la Laguna, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala.

25/10/2018

Fuego and Acatenango volcanoes looking glorious on this fine morning.

18/10/2018

https://youtu.be/gqoIEjKQ3yE

Extremely proud to be part of this fantastic effort to better understand the volcanoes of Guatemala.

This video is taken from several drone flights over the Summit of Fuego by a team led by the University of Bristol working in partnership with INSIVUMEH in G...

09/12/2017

An introduction to Geo Travel Guatemala and associated geological tours.

23/10/2017

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23/10/2017

Pacaya is one of Guatemala's 3 active volcanoes, located just South of Guatemala city. It's just over an hours drive from Antigua and only around a 1.5 hour hike to get to the old crater rim and spectacular views of the active part of the volcano.

I offer day trips leaving Antigua in the morning or in afternoon to catch the sunset down on the coastal plain. Please see website for more details

06/10/2017

These pictures were taken on the overnight camping trip to see Fuego volcano erupting. The camp spot is located on the South Western side of Fuego volcano around 4.5km from the crater, at an altitude of 1700m above sea level and only a 2 hour hike.

A tent, sleeping bag, sleeping bag liner and roll mat is provided per person along with dinner (a steak and red wine BBQ dinner with at least 6 vegetarian side dishes), beers, water, park entrance, local porters, breakfast and transfer to Antigua or Lake Atitlan. The trip also includes a basic geology class and discussion on the many hazards the volcano poses to the local community.

06/10/2017

This is a spectacular lookout point on the North Western side of Lake Atitlan. The most popular way to do hike is a 45 minute walk from the town of Santa Clara La Laguna to catch the sunrise, but a 2 hour hike from San Juan La Laguna is also available. From the top you can see most of the Atitlan III caldera and 8 volcanoes, including the currently active Fuego volcano near Antigua.

My geological tour aims to explain how Lake Atitlan formed and why you can see a line of 8 volcanoes. In order to fully appreciate the magnitude of the caldera forming eruption, I start right back at the start with the structure of the planet, why that leads to plate tectonics and talk about earthquakes and “normal” volcanoes in order to get a sense of scale for the massive eruption that formed the caldera in which the lake now sits.

On the hike back we talk about the maize fields, coffee plantations and local customs before driving back down to San Marcos, San Pedro or on to Antigua.