Posted on 05/28/2016 11:58:49 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Centuries ago, a native Central American people terrified of a witch believed to live deep in the earth used to sacrifice children and young women to Nicaragua's Masaya volcano.
Today, the crater southwest of the capital Managua is an international tourist magnet, where photo-snapping visitors scramble among sulfurous fumes to get views of its bubbling lava—a rare sight.
The only volcanoes in the world to boast lakes of incandescent magma are Masaya, Hawaii's Kilauea and Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of Congo, explained a Nicaraguan geographer and environmentalist, Jaime Incer.
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But not today? What happened to change their culture so drastically?
Hot lava? Pshaw. You bake a pot pie in the oven at 400degF for a little over an hour and I’ll show you what hot lava is. You might be able to eat it two weeks from now.
This isn't even counting those who changed their vacation plans when the counter-revolutionary anarchy (/s) started in Venezuela. Thanks nickcarraway.
Our own Witch Hillary stepped out of a lake of fire.
Gollum and the Lava Lovers: easy listening Middle Earth rock
Some people just want to be sacrificed
Yeah, it’s all fun & games until somebody(s) get hit hit with a pyroclastic flow...
That’s why you need to put some nice cold vanilla ice cream on top!
Masaya is not that type volcano. (IIRC)
However, when you park at the visitors center, they do tell you to back into the parking space, pointed out & downhill.
Quick getaway, if necessary!
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