A lava lake boils in the Santiago crater of the Masaya volcano in Nicaragua, May 3, 2016. Barcroft Media via Getty Images.

MASAYA, Nicaragua – Once considered “the gate to hell” for its potent sulfurous emissions and violently threatening irritable bowel syndrome, Nicaragua’s Masaya Volcano is now a happy place to take ...

MASAYA – El Malecón, the windswept boardwalk that peers out over the yawning Masaya lagoon at the foot of the burping Santiago crater, will see $1 million in investment over the next three years as ...

Volcán Masaya's Santiago Crater at night Outside the town of Masaya, Nicaragua, the Parque Nacional Volcán Masaya offers a glimpse into the smoking cone of an active volcano as well as stunning ...

The Masaya Volcano, also called “Hell’s Mouth”, is one of the most active in Nicaragua (Central America). Despite the gases constantly emitted by the crater, green parrots have taken up ...

Masaya Volcano, which sits 12 miles south of Managua, has a lava lake and last erupted with lava in 1772. In 2001, the crater exploded, sending rocks up to 500m from the crater, injuring one ...

Visiting Masaya volcano is a very different experience. ... Centre (which has a few displays on the ecology, history and geography) to the dramatically smoking, lava-filled Santiago crater. ...

MASAYA: Centuries ago the native Central American people terrified of a witch, that they believed to live deep in the earth, used to sacrifice children and young women to Nicaragua’s Masaya volcano.

The red-hot liquid performs an agitated ballet for the spectators, with a cloud of white smoke filling the active crater, whose name is Santiago. Masaya volcano is located in the most populated ...

The Masaya Volcano, also called “Hell’s Mouth”, is one of the most active in Nicaragua (Central America). Despite the gases constantly emitted by the crater, green parrots have taken up ...