Quetzaltenango’s Mount Olympus
![View of Quetzaltenango from the summit of Volcán Santa María (photo by Kristen Moser)](https://www.revuemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/03-volcan-Xela-from-the-summit1-400x280.jpg)
From many viewpoints in Guatemala’s western Highlands, the Volcán Santa María stands like a sentinel overlooking its kingdom. Wrapped in a vortex of clouds, the volcano is a constant reminder to the population of Quetzaltenango and environs of its eruption a century ago that almost completely destroyed Guatemala’s second largest city. Yet today, Santa María stands as one of the […]
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