{"id":6671,"date":"2023-05-17T16:49:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T16:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/?page_id=6671"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:52:15","slug":"acatenango","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/acatenango\/","title":{"rendered":"Acatenango"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6671\" class=\"elementor elementor-6671\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25e728f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-full elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"25e728f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/v-hiking.tours\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/Acatenango-and-Fuego-Eruption.mp4#t=6&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-background-video-hosted\" role=\"presentation\" autoplay muted playsinline loop><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-166ef48\" data-id=\"166ef48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-34a2840 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34a2840\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd5e5dd\" data-id=\"cd5e5dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e14b543 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e14b543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0;\">Local Partner<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-990f8f6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"990f8f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Volcan Acatenango<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01dee0f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01dee0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Acatenango &amp; Fuego Trekking with V-Hiking Tours\u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-433202f animated-fast elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"433202f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:800}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/quetzaltrekkers-vhiking.tecbuho.com\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a Trek with V-Hiking<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<main class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc6c45f elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc6c45f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28fe27b\" data-id=\"28fe27b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b99e1b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b99e1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin: 0 0 20px 0; color: #3d260f;\"><strong>Summit the famous Acatenango and Fuego volcanoes above Antigua.<\/strong><\/h3><p>These incredible volcanoes near Antigua draw many travelers for the stunning views and chance to see lava erupting from Fuego. Although the elevation is high and the trail is tough, this experience is quickly becoming a must-do in Guatemala.<\/p><p>Although Quetzaltrekkers is too far from these volcanoes to hike it ourselves, we recommend <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #003366; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #003366; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/v-hiking.tours\/\">V-Hiking<\/a><\/span><\/span> tours, a locally owned operator that works to provide meaningful employment for local guides, reducing the risks of forced emigration, not to mention an amazing experience sleeping in small huts on the top of a volcano!<\/p><p><b>What to Expect:<\/b><\/p><p>After private pickup at in the morning, have breakfast at Elvin&#8217;s family home before climbing to base camp with local certified guides. Enjoy the night in a small cabin, and optionally hike over to Fuego if you have more energy. In the morning, summit the volcano for an incredible sunrise before descending down and finishing the experience in the afternoon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9493d12\" data-id=\"9493d12\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f44364 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f44364\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"margin: 0 0 0px 0; color: #ffc400;\">About V-Hiking Tours<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4b4435 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4b4435\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c79c6bf\" data-id=\"c79c6bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c0b64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46c0b64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/empresa-familiar-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-10382\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/empresa-familiar-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/empresa-familiar-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/empresa-familiar.webp 432w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2bba48\" data-id=\"c2bba48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee31c2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee31c2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong style=\"color: #ffc400;\">Elvin Soy <\/strong>and his family live in San Jos\u00e9 Calderas, right at the base of Acatenango, and founded V-Hiking to share the incredible volcanoes with travelers while supporting the local community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6588289 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6588289\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2b380f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2b380f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"margin: 0 0 20px 0; color: #ffc400;\">Prices<\/h2><p>From Q 600 per person<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you use our partner link below to reserve your trek, then 10% of the total price is donated to Quetzaltrekkers to directly support our social projects with EDELAC in Xela.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b66c544 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b66c544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/quetzaltrekkers-vhiking.tecbuho.com\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a Trek with V-Hiking<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/main>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bf2c51 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bf2c51\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aadf86d\" data-id=\"aadf86d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be2a0e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"be2a0e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac4f737\" data-id=\"ac4f737\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8024239 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8024239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"margin: 0 0 20px 0;\">Support EDELAC Directly<\/h2><p>We love to promote and support other social projects and sustainable tourism initiatives in the highlands of Guatemala. We also invite you to directly sponsor <strong>housing, care, and education for children living in poverty<\/strong> in the region by giving to the primary school and safe home of EDELAC.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d0fc7 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"60d0fc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/donate\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See Donation Options<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local Partner Volcan Acatenango Acatenango &amp; Fuego Trekking with V-Hiking Tours\u200b Book a Trek with V-Hiking Summit the famous Acatenango and Fuego volcanoes above Antigua. These incredible volcanoes near Antigua draw many travelers for the stunning views and chance to see lava erupting from Fuego. 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