As of this post, I am on vacation. Here’s the view from the roof of our hotel, in the spectacular colonial town of Antigua. That volcano is called ‘Volcán de Agua,” and at one point in antiquity it cascaded a ruinous flood of stones, mud and water that destroyed this former Spanish capital. Following this disaster, the Spaniards relocated their capital to the present day location, Guatemala City.

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