Acetenango

Acetenango. Many people who I spoke to described this hike as the hardest challenged they've ever faced.

I was actually pleasantly surprised just how much I enjoyed every step of this 1500 vertical metre climb ( 5.5 hours continually uphill).

While undeniably its a difficult hike due to continually walking uphill on slippery surfaces, I had an excellent group to make the climb. Walking with approximately 30/35 other people, it was easy to take a short breather without feeling like I was holding people up.

I made some great friends here and excellent memories.

It is a real shame that we couldn't see any volcanic activity from the adjacent, highly active volcano, Fuego. But that's not the important thing. I challenged myself and the reward was good enough.Read more