We left Lake Atitlan with Matt, a trained geologist from the UK who was living and working in Guatemala, more specially around the volcanoes of Antigua and the famous Volcan Fuego, which has been erupting since written Spanish records began. Matt had worked in the government observation station during this placement when completing his Masters programme, which was based at the bottom flank of Fuego. Since moving back to Guatemala permanently, the connections he ...

Our first stop in Guatemala was the city of Antigua. It's described by most as a beautiful colonial city and at various times has been a part of the changing capitals within the country. As we'd been to many colonial cities over our time in Latin America we just planned a brief stop before heading to lake Atitlan. The city was indeed one of the most beautiful we'd seen throughout the trip in Latin America. Quite small and navigable by foot, I went on a run aroun...