The climb up was beautifully enhanced with colorful flowers and large maguey plants, but unfortunately we didn’t learn much. This is a national park and they require visitors to hire both a guide and police escort to climb the volcanoes. Our young guide was more concerned using his phone than walking with us. It became frustrating for us, because at some points we had no idea where our guide was. This was our biggest disappointment with the park. The park was very clean and included a small shop (tienda) for light food and drinks.
From Santa Ana it’s a 2-hour bus ride (bus #248) for .90 cents. At the park you will pay $1.00 entrance fee, $6.00 to the volcano conservation organization and $1.00 to pass private property. The trek is well worth the money, but hopefully you will have a better guide.
Jason
