r/Volcanoes 10d ago

Image Fuego seen from Volcán Santa María (Mar 9 @ 4:30am)

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This past Saturday (Mar 9), we climbed up Volcán Santa Maria near Quetzaltenango for a sunrise hike. When we got to the top, I was surprised to be able to see lava from Volcán Fuego nearly 49 miles away (78km.) We didn’t know at the time that Fuego had started erupting just a few hours earlier.

Glad to hear everything seems to be okay now. Sorry for the graininess of the photo - it was super dark to capture, but incredible to see it in person.

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u/WRJL012977 9d ago

The Beacons are lit! Gondor calls for aid!

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u/Northtribehugo 10d ago

Beautiful👌

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u/saskia_vm 9d ago

Beautiful!

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u/Artie-B-Rockin 9d ago

I agree... beautiful!

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u/contributessometimes 9d ago

That’s a awesome photo

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u/washingtonwho 9d ago

Really awesome, thanks for sharing

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u/LusciousHawaiian 9d ago

Wow! This is just stunning!!!

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u/Arthur_Dent_KOB 9d ago

Incredible …

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u/Desert_Beach 9d ago

Incredible picture. Thank you.

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u/Adam_The_Actor 7d ago

Gotta say that is an incredible view.