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Pacaya: Volcano: emits ~2000 tons/day SO2, scoria cone
Pacaya 2: Janelle soaks in Pacaya's smoke
Atitlán Mudflow 2002 deposit:a mudflow traveled through the town of El Provenir destroying a few houses.
Discussing route: planning our ascent of Atitlán Volcano.
Upper Jungles of Atitlán: hiking through the woods.
Atitlán Avocados: Best in the world!
Lake from Atitlán: Corn fields on Toliman and Atitlán flanks
Oto and Janelle at the Summit: of Atitlán.
Adam, Oto and western Peaks: on Atitlán, San Pedro, Santa Tomas, Zunil, Santa Maria all in background.
Tolimán: Near summit of Atitlán, Tolimán in background.
In the Jungle: Oto and Janelle in Atitlán's jungle.
Corn and Atitlán: near the saddle between Tolimán-Atitlán, imagine climbing for 2 hours to reach your corn fields.
Three of us: at least we made it!
Chicken bus: on awful highland road.
And a house of mud: look closely.
Lovely House: check out the window!
Highland Town: the church is always the most prominent building and the most beautiful.
Los Chocoyos terrace: flat surfaces are the product of the ash flows from Atitlán.
Los Chocoyos surge beds: Jim and Janelle check out the upper most portion of LC, surge beds which show strong evidence for water interaction.
Los Chocoyos pink top: distinct color of the upper flow in LC.
Firewood: beautiful local!
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Talking to the rocks: the rocks and I carry on conversations.
Listening to the rocks: One lesson we all should learn ... listen to your elders.
Fun, Fun: truck on Highland road carrying goods from the fields.
From one plate to the next: Chicken bus is nearing the North American Plate. It is coming from the Caribbean Plate.
Rabinal: town in the Central Highlands.
H fall and Janelle: more work on the rocks.
Field notes: wouldn't you enjoy this kind of work?
Ruins of Mixco Viejo: Maya capital during late Classic Period (12th to 13th centuries).
Quiche street market: yes and cars try driving these roads too.
Quiche houses: love the tile roofs.
CONRED helpers: we attempt to convince the INSIVUMEH guards to let us in.
Una Via?: a bus and a truck face-to-face.
Mexico: entering Mexico by foot.
Pack horses: they too are malnutritioned.
On break at Volcan Tacana: Conred speaks to local man.
Tacana shed: storage shed middle of the mountains.
Agua Pura?: Drinking water?
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