As I stated a few days ago, Mari and I took a day trip outside of Granada to the nearby town of Masaya to visit Volcan Masaya. I finally have time and internet to post some photos.
We hitched a ride from the front gate of the park all the way to the parking lot seen here on the cusp of the smoking crater. This active crater is actually a second volcano at the site named Volcan Nindiri, while Volcan Masaya sits dorment next door. The emitted smoke is acrid, and they recommend not staying nearby for more than 15 - 20 minutes in order to avoid the poisonous affects.
The sides of the crater illustrate the strata and shear faces that plummet straight down into the caldera.
Heres where the magic happens. Sauron's eye in the center of the bowl. They say if you come at night (on the night tour) that you can see the red glow of lava within. That would have been great to see, but Mari and I are shoestringing it and avoided paying for the guide and the tour, thereby quartering the cost of the trip.
This is actually Volcan Masaya, sitting just to the side of the active crater of Nindiri. From our left, this looked like a great place to climb and see the surrounding area.
Atop Masaya we had spectacular views of most of the local craters, all three lakes in the area, plus the giant volcanoes both north and south that sit looming in the distance. You can see Volcan Mombacha in the distance here.
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