Vibrant Living under Ominous Sky 1/2

"Muy Noble y Muy Leal"  

("Very Noble and Very Loyal")

The historic former capital city of Antigua, Guatemala is flanked not just by the symmetrical, forested Volcán de Agua 

This impressive volcano is, a stratovolcano, serving as a ubiquitous backdrop to the city among the twin volcanoes of Fuego and Acatenango, too.

It spilt smokes and squirted flames every so often, visibly at nights, during my one-month stay. Of course, it's not even comes close to the most active Volcán Arenal, in Costa Rica where I visited shortly after in 1998 flying from Los Angeles, Volcán de Agua is so destructive enough.