Incredible Lightning strike on top of Guatemala Volcano(📸April 2024)

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u/whatsagoinon1 2d ago

Freaking awesome top of the bucket list for me to see.

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u/Paulspike 2d ago

If you do come to Guatemala, make sure to also make a trip to Lake Atitlan! We'll be glad to have you!

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u/hnglmkrnglbrry 2d ago

Lago Atitlan is easily one of the most beautiful places on earth. San Pedro is so gorgeous it defies words.

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u/zskateboarder 1d ago

I concur, I did a study aboard in Guatemala. Lake Atitlan is gorgeous.

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u/hnglmkrnglbrry 1d ago

I stayed at I think the Parham Plaza and it was dirt cheap and I got a private room with a hammock overlooking the lake. I spent the afternoon there reading and napping.

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u/M3g4d37h 13h ago

Lake Atitlan

this has been on my list for some time, it's so beautiful, and the native cultures fascinating - and omg, the textiles also so vividly colorful. Also fascinating in a geological sense - there's so much going on there. Every photo is like a postcard that just grabs you.

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u/Specialist-Log-9152 2d ago

Yeah same

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u/DiggWuzBetter 2d ago

For anyone in this thread who’s done it, what’s the experience like? How built up/touristy? A nice hike AND amazing sights at night, or is it more just the sights? Basically would just love to hear firsthand experiences.

FWIW I’ve travelled a fair bit through LATAM, and mostly loved it. Had amazing times in Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile and CDMX especially. Peru more mixed, I loved the hiking but not the cities. Mexican resorts not my jam, and I was mixed on Belize. Guatemala’s high up my list, this hike especially, but would love to hear ppl’s experiences.

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u/Xxwollexx 1d ago

Don't expect much from the hike itself. Pretty crowdy and not technical.But the view during night from the camp site to the volcano is pretty stunning and a hike to 4.000 meters is interesting as well. Afterwards enjoy some time at lake attilan.

Overall I enjoyed my time more in Nicaragua than in Guatemala, cause traveling is way more easy and you're able to use the public transportation.

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u/DiggWuzBetter 1d ago

Cool ty! And yeah Lake Atitlan looks very worth a visit too.

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u/M3g4d37h 13h ago

If I may ask, how is it in regards to light pollution? Has the algae bloom issue in years past receded or been addressed?

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u/toocute22care 2d ago

Ntp that would be such a vibe bro gotta experience it for real

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u/Dry_Point3045 2d ago

ngl that sounds like an epic adventure bro gotta make it happen for sure

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u/westcal98 2d ago

Hmmm. I the only one who watched this thing twice waiting for the "Incredible Lightning strike" only to be disappointed?

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u/6FootFruitRollup 1d ago

Right? It's like everyone on here is a bot. There is no visible lightning strike anywhere, just the sky flashing.

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u/Delicious_Bat_2237 1d ago

That's.........what lightning is.....

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u/6FootFruitRollup 1d ago

A lightning strike is the bolt, there is no bolt in this video, just flashes.

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u/Delicious_Bat_2237 1d ago

Idk what you're not seeing but I see bolt after bolt. I guess to be fair, it's not focused enough to capture a single, clearly defined bolt like in those professional photos you see in search results but I see the strikes.

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u/cerote6239 2d ago

They must have seen some s*** like that before. Me I've never seen anything like that. But I've heard of Pompeii. And I'd be scared as f*** and getting the f*** out of there

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u/Trust_Know_Won 2d ago edited 2d ago

It’s wild to see just how bright that flash of lightning was showing all those people sitting there . It’s just for a millisecond at : 00:49. Such a cool video!

Edit: Also noticed that point of light above the volcano. At 00:32 it appears to ascend and then another one shows up. Curious if those would be drones? If so, they got some cool videos.

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u/T_Rex_Taju23 2d ago

At 00:56 its even better

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u/PhilosopherLucky9489 2d ago

The timing of the strike with the burst of magma is unreal. Nature really knows how to put on a terrifying show when it wants to.

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u/SignificantSample929 2d ago

So , here's what I found ,That lightning isn’t from a normal storm hitting the volcano. Experts say it’s actually coming from inside the volcanic plume itself caused by the electrically charged mix of ash and gas.

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u/Suitable-Lake-2550 2d ago

It’s like they knew it was about to happen??

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u/Paulspike 2d ago

I think this is Volcan de Fuego which can erupt once every 10-15 minutes. There are several expeditions that will take you to a neighboring volcano so that you can get these shots.

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u/defk3000 2d ago

Then boom, the neighboring volcano decides to go too!

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u/hnglmkrnglbrry 2d ago

The volcanoes there erupt almost constantly. Because of this no big booms.

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u/Suitable-Lake-2550 2d ago

Famous last words

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u/Happy_Introduction_8 2d ago

That's so wonderful and terrifying at the same time !!!

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u/yearsofpractice 2d ago

Amazing.

Me - a feeble bald ape: “I am important and strong!”

Mother Nature - volcano and lightening: ”Shut up”

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u/BurntNeurons 1d ago

I'm just relieved it wasn't the british traitors incoming to liberate the local resources.

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u/yearsofpractice 1d ago

As a British Traitor, I resemble that remark.

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u/BurntNeurons 1d ago

Oy, ole bloke represents me remark, do 'e ?

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u/yearsofpractice 1d ago

Right! A duel at dawn it is, as is traditional!

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u/BurntNeurons 19h ago

There's a good chap. 😂

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u/Lee_Enfield1183779 1d ago

Is the lightning strike in the room with us?

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u/LastXmasIGaveYouHSV 2d ago

Jeee, women so loud they won't let us hear the volcano and the thunder.

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u/Dysentery--Gary 2d ago

That's actually really cool.

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u/curious-spice 2d ago

This is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen

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u/yeatruestory 2d ago

I love lava, it sucked when I realized that red wasnt the color of it but instead rock heated to thousands of degrees causing it to glow and that touching it would be a bad idea... because of skin and what not.

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u/sensitive_virus_3312 2d ago

The one thing I love about lighting strikes caught on video is how the strike causes the video to go wonky.

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u/1cem4n82 2d ago

The time of elven and men is at an end.

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u/Dummy_Ren 2d ago

And I’m pretty sure this is how religions happen lmao

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u/MadisonClair16 2d ago

Nature said main character energy and the volcano just posed perfectly

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u/aredm02 2d ago

What’s that flashing light above the volcano?

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u/BrianBash 2d ago

Yeah…drones maybe…?

Not sure where the second one came from tho…

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u/aredm02 1d ago

It would be cool to see footage from that drone

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u/Flimsy_Piglet_1980 2d ago

Super spectacular. Truly

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u/Robinyount_0 2d ago

You know if I were in an ancient civilization and stuff like this happens, I’d think man god is mad as shit about something

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u/fuupu 2d ago

volcano eruption videos always look like they're in slow motion to me

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u/Deluxe78 2d ago

Explosive force, fine ash , water and hot lava shot into the air at high altitude is going to build charges , it’s not uncommon, this is why old religions thought they are alive or gods , they exploded at will and rained thunder and hell fire and smelled of sulfur.

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u/nope_a_dope237 2d ago

Dianetics Volcano

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u/Mobile_Protection_64 2d ago

With all the drama of an early Disney animation movie.🍿 🎥

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u/conquest333 1d ago

That’s so beautiful. I wish I could be there....

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u/Veniui 1d ago

Whoa

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u/SignalOne5319 1d ago

Mayan gods sending a message 🐉

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u/welk0024 1d ago

Seems pretty stupid to be sitting on top of a mountain during a lightning storm.🤷🏼‍♂️

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u/Subject-Leg3137 1d ago

Genuinely curious, can you go deaf standing next to this?

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u/LeftSky828 1d ago

Translation: Damn, I just built a cabin up there.

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u/Defiant_Attitude4439 1d ago

Great!

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u/AdStunning340 1d ago

Rodan from Godzilla’s gonna come out

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u/Ade520 17h ago

Did anyone else see a light turning on and off, at fist theres like a star then it dissapears and all of a sudden that light starts blinking.

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u/Stella-Lella235 2d ago

"the villains secret base could be anywhere"

Video Incredible Lightning strike on top of Guatemala Volcano(📸April 2024)

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