During the dry season, when there are less clouds in the skyline, one can really appreciate the continuous eruptions of Volcán de Fuego. This framed vista of Fuego erupting was made during a recent photo walk where I was sharing some of my best spots to photograph the hyperactive Fuego volcano.
Volcán Fuego has been unbelievably active in recent months. Last energetic eruption period was on Ash Wednesday with almost 24 hours of uninterrupted eruptions cause earth vibrations and sonic booms within 30 kilometres. Literally, we had an Ash Wednesday in Antigua Guatemala and other surrounding communities because the winds were blowing our way. My new … Read more
Volcán Fuego is quite active again with continuous eruptions and thunders and growls all night long. Here’s a picture of one the eruptions at sunrise. Of course, if you really want to see the up-to-the-minute activity picture, visit the INSIVUMEH’s monitoring station. They also keep a time-lapse video feed from the night activity at this … Read more
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Fuego or Fire. Volcán de Fuego, Fuego Volcano is the most active stratovolcano in Guatemala. It sits about 20 miles (32 kilometers) from the colonial city of Antigua Guatemala. It has erupted frequently since the Spanish conquest. In colonial times, the word Fuego was used by the Spaniards … Read more
Here are the first images I taken of the recent eruptions of Volcán de Fuego taken from Antigua Guatemala tonight. I was alerted by Norman Avila of ClimaYa.com through a tweet about Fuego volcano erupting and within minutes I was taken this photographs of the fireworks show put up by colossal volcano located about 20 kilometres south west of Antigua Guatemala.
Here are additional photos of Fuego volcano erupting. Enjoy!
Almost a week later Fuego volcano decided to perform for us another pyromaniac show. This time I was near Tanque de La Unión when I was alerted by Nelo, Norman and Guy about the eruption and pyroclastic activity and luckily I had my camera gear with me. I decided to take on Nelo’s idea to … Read more
Last night I received a text message with the following orders: Get the camera and take photos of Volcán de Fuego; lots of lava and lighting storms. So, as instructed by Nelo, I took my camera, mounted it on the tripod and shot a few photos. I must say these were the largest eruptions I … Read more
While some people prefer to make an extra buck, or a lot more extra bucks, here in La Antigua Guatemala some of us try to just live with what nature presents us. So, here is an experiment on a brief time lapse when the Volcán de Fuego erupted on September 14 while I was capturing the gorgeous sunset.
How can some people forget to live life?
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Some people have to wait until special occasions like Independence Day to see a fireworks show. Here in La Antigua Guatemala, thanks to Volcán de Fuego or Fire Volcano, quite often we get the opportunity to see a real fireworks. To me, it does not matter how often I see Fuego volcano erupting, every time … Read more