It's called Las Terrazas (Spanish for the Terraces) because of the narrow platforms carved into the steep slope of Acatenango. Actually, my guides just called the area las Plataformas.

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It's called Las Terrazas (Spanish for the Terraces) because of the narrow platforms carved into the steep slope of Acatenango. Actually, my guides just called the area las Plataformas.

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A person carrying a big bundle of sticks on her back. The trail is paved in some sections.

Volcán de Agua at sunrise from Las Terrazas on the SE slope of Acatenango.

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Ken Gorton

Mar 1, 2019 near Alotenango, GT

“It's called Las Terrazas (Spanish for the Terraces) because of the narrow platforms carved into the steep slope of Acatenango. Actually, my guides just called the area las Plataformas.”

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It's called Las Terrazas (Spanish for the Terraces) because of the narrow platforms carved into the steep slope of Acatenango. Actually, my guides just called the area las Plataformas.

Volcán de Agua at sunrise from Las Terrazas on the SE slope of Acatenango.

View of Volcán de Fuego from Las Terrazas on the SE slope of Acatenango

Volcán de Fuego in the predawn darkness from Acatenango. THIS is why you want to go!!!!

Running in the route.

A vista of the San Pedro volcano on the other side of the lake.

A person carrying a big bundle of sticks on her back. The trail is paved in some sections.

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