Wish You Were Here: Roasting marshmallows atop a Guatemala volcano

We may have spent lockdown as armchair travelers, but our readers have made up for that with recent travels to destinations around the world. They’ve strolled Australian beaches, explored England’s naval history in Portsmouth and traipsed around Brazil. And they’ve shared their adventures — and helpful travel tips — along the way.

Today, an adventuresome Fremont couple is sharing their recent foray in Central America.

Wish You Were Here

GUATEMALA: Fremont residents Joe Samagond and Mona Shah visited Guatemala this May on a trip that included “charming colonial Antigua and Tikal National Park, home to scores of pre-Columbian Mayan ruins,” Joe says. “We explored the Actún Can Caves — ‘Cave of the Serpent’ — hidden in limestone bedrock beneath the sacred ruins of Petén. And we climbed the scorched rock of Pacaya Volcano, which first erupted approximately 23,000 years ago and last erupted in 2021, and roasted marshmallows on the volcanic heat.”

TRAVEL TIPS: “Be prepared for heat, humidity and (high) altitude when visiting the ruins or volcanoes. There’s great street food everywhere and very friendly people.”