We are planning our next trips and you will be hearing about them very soon. In the mean time I wanted to share a trip that happened 2 months ago with Andres, my friend from Guatemala.
I went hiking with Andres during August vacation, he’s one of my best friends and a person that I appreciate a lot, I would love to say that I took him to Izalco’s Volcano (because he’s from Guatemala and he came to visit) but to be honest, HE took ME hiking, he’s the expert (he’s been to the Kilimanjaro and going to Mont Blanc soon).
Getting there and security
We arrived at Parque Los Volcanes at 11:10, the entrance costs 60 cents per person and US$1.50 for parking the car; the guard told us that the group left 10 minutes ago and that we should hurry to catch up. The group leaves every day at 11:00 am and is guided by policemen and it’s free, but It is always nice to share your food or something with them if you want. The Park is very safe and a beautiful place to go.
No need for hiking gear
So we got out of the car and while I was putting all our stuff together, Andres was putting on all his hiking gear: shoes, waistcoat, something for his knees, a thing that controlled his heart bit, sticks and a backpack with a very cool water bag incorporated that allows you to drink water through a straw without stopping… what can I say? He’s the expert, I was wearing sneakers, jeans and a t-shirt. It was a good idea to bring our own sandwiches, water, cookies and almonds and rasins.
For a description about the volcano, you can visit this link
In my opinion:
Hinking is very similar to life:
Before actually going up, you have to go down on the Cerro Verde hillside, and because you are going through a forest and focused on walking, you rarely see the volcano.
Once you are in the middle of both, you see it, you see your goal and in that moment, you decide whether going after it… or chicken out.
