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El Viejo de Fuego

Parchment style artwork of volcanic guardian on Pacaya, Ladino Guatemalan folktale.

El Viejo de Fuego of Volcán Pacaya

Fuego is not only the flame that glows within Volcán Pacaya but the living presence believed to guard it. In the villages surrounding the volcano, elders say Pacaya is not empty stone or restless earth. It is a dwelling place. It belongs to El Viejo de Fuego, the Old Man of Fire, whose vigilance has shaped both the land and

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