Antigua is a beautiful colonial town surrounded by volcanoes. Used to be the capital of Guatemala until it was all but destroyed by several devastating earthquakes. Nowadays it is a pleasant, touristy oasis from the rest of Central America.
Everyone burns a devil in the street to start Christmas 
The meat counter in Antigua's main supermarket
Cooking marshmallowsClambering over 12 week old lava and peering into the red hot lava below is exciting. But afterwards it seemed a bit dangerous especially as we passed a scientific team with full breathing equipment.
Lago de Atitlan is a stunning lake surrounded by volcanoes and villages with strong Maya culture. Just to make it perfect there is one town geared up for backpackers with bars, happy hours and movies. Met some really nice Brits, Aussies and Canadians who were great company. A pleasant change from some horrible Germans on our shuttle bus who thought they had reserved their seats, got really aggressive and nearly started a riot- it was the Central American equivalent of Germans putting their towels on sun loungers in Benidorm
Diving in a high altitude lake was interesting rather than mind blowing especially as some idiot has introduced Black Bass that have destroyed the indigenous fish and along with them most of the bird life. But putting your hand into bubbling hot mud underwater was fun. Had to stay for 18 hours after a ´high altitude´dive because you cant get out of the area without crossing mountains
Very sad to leave but next stop is El Salvidor
What happens when you build your cathedral in an volcanic zone
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