Visiting the border
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Chapter XI: About volcanoes and their ashes
La Antigua, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala
Also name the cities, and the smaller towns and settlements, as seen from the blue Nicaraguan skies.
Soon it came to pass; not even one among my many classmates knew Geography as well as I did. Reluctantly and despite her wishes, my teacher had to acknowledge the undeniable fact. She admitted that as far as Geography and History of Nicaragua was concerned, I had surpassed her.
One day, after we had taken off from León, we observed as the Cerro Negro Volcano displayed moments of intense volcanic activity. We watched the huge clouds of thick black smoke emanate from the volcano’s core.
“Grandfather! What’s happening to the Cerro Negro Volcano? Do you think it’s going to blow its top? Will it erupt?” Frankly, I felt surprised and scared, for I had never seen an active volcano. From the plane, it looked both angry and intimidating, as the huge dark clouds surrounded its summit. He soothed me, explaining how many years before it had spewed ashes for months.
In the land of volcanoes’ Chapters Purchase the book