An aerial picture of Volcan Telica: 1061 meters in height, with the crater 700 meters in diameter and 120 meters deep. Four hours to hike in, two of which I pushed my way through dense plant growth, I approached the crater from the left of this picture, through a field of rocks and crumbling lava bombs. The next thing to notice is the roar coming from the crater. Inching up to the extremely vertical walls, one discovers the source of the noise -- a rock-smothered hole at the bottom that is as loud as a jet engine. Witnessing two rockslides onto and around the crater hole, no doubt this is the process by which rocks are strewn about the surrounding landscape. I saw four small lava pools by this same hole; they were especially evident when the sun clouded over, glowing bright red. Circling round, I discovered the slope of the volcano’s backside was gradual enough to be climbed to the top of the rim. Up I went to stand high over the crater, also admiring a great view of smoking Volcan San Cristobal to the North.