My next rendez-vous with the El Salvadorian police was in San Miguel. This time my plan was to climb Volcán de San Miguel and camp at the summit to ensure a full panoramic view without cloud obstruction. After dropping my bike at La Placita police station (that sits in the saddle between Chinameca volcán and…
I headed to Zacatecoluca from El Tunco unsure exactly how I would climb San Vincente volcano (2182 metres). I knew it was possible from the north side but since I was approaching from the south I was looking for an alternate route. Google maps shows a road leading north from Zacatecoluca that passes to the…
The first time I climbed Volcán Santa Ana it was cloudy. Unsurprisingly, actually, since the official guided tours leave at 11am. In fact, if you had to pick a time that it was most cloudy in the rainy season, 11am would be it. Since half the experience of climbing these volcanoes is the epic view…
My route through El Salvador has been somewhat wiggly not wanting to miss out on any of the phenomenal volcanic landscapes. Descending down from El Impossible National Park, jarring my arms on the ‘cobble-boulders’ was one of mixed emotions, excited to visit new places but sad to leave the new friends I’d made. The knowledge…
Some pictures of my trip up these volcanoes with Jo. Pretty awesome on Acatenango whose summit overlooks an active volcano (Fuego) and has spectacular views of volcán de Agua, Antigua and the volcanoes that surround Lago Atitlán. We caught a taxi at around 3.30am via Parramos to the base in pueblito La Soledad under an…
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