Missouri S&T student Adam Nanney:

Today we traveled back to EcoFilter. We were given tasks to assist in the filter making process. We also made plans to conduct research tomorrow with the filters that have already been made. The workers at EcoFilter speak little English, which makes communication difficult. The group is learning more Spanish with every day, and all of the workers are very hospitalable to our presence. Three volcanoes surround Antigua, one of which is still active. Yesterday, smoke was billowing out of the top of it. The group met some people that had traveled to the top and were able to get pictures within a few feet of flowing lava. A worker at EcoFillter, informed us that two weeks ago a cold spell hit and the tops of the volcanoes were covered with snow. The workers had going sledding on the snow. We will let you know what the next days bring.

P.S. Here's a look at one of those volcanoes, which was blowing off some steam during last year's trip.