Acatenango

A Guide to Antigua, Guatemala's Hotels, Restaurants, Bars, and Shops

"On a two-day trek to the summit of Acatenango, the third-highest volcano in Guatemala, I found the climb brutally steep—an unrelenting pitch of loose scree that had us sliding backward at times—before it softened into a cloud forest and then a mist-shrouded pine landscape at the campsite; the overnight view of the neighboring Fuego erupting against a purple-orange sky was the payoff for the punishing ascent." - David Amsden David Amsden David Amsden is the editor at large at Travel + Leisure and the author of the book “Important Things That Don't Matter: A Novel." His articles have been featured in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, New York magazine, and Condé Nast Traveler. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines