Volcan Ipala

Nice inactive volcano

Nice easy hike, about an hour and a half walking slowly (especially when it's 38 degrees!). You can also rent horses to climb up, for 35-40 Quetzales. Then they will wait for you and try to charge you...

A walk in the park

Not the most challenging Volcano you'll ever climb but still really enjoyable. It's quite easy to hitch a ride up the road to the entrance, (there's no buses). Once you've got to the top there's fabul...

Beautiful, little-visited crater lake

Well worth sticking around Chiquimula to hike up to this gem. It's easy to get to - just grab a colectivo heading to Agua Blanca & ask them to drop you off at the Volcán, or get one to Ipala and anoth...

Crater lake at volcan de ipala

We hiked the volcano on july 2016. Hike was not very difficult and took is about an hour. There is another route that can take directly to the top by vehicle(4x4). At the top there is 3 lookout statio...

Quite a Hike

This is a very beautiful location. The volcano is filled with water creating a large lake that is very nice and very cold. The volcano is only accessible by a pretty intense hike. The hike is steep so...