For a truly mind-blowing brush with the power of nature, take a trip to Masaya Volcano National Park near Managua, Nicaragua. The park gives visitors a chance to peer into the crater of an angry, ...

The park entrance is on the Managua–Granada highway about 4 km from Masaya. All buses between Managua, Masaya or Granada stop at the entrance. You can hike the 2-km road to the crater and back ...

On our first day, we travelled up to the Volcan Masaya National Park, home to one of the country’s most active volcanoes. Peering into an active crater, you can typically see the lava bubbling away.

Tourists pose for photos next to the Masaya volcano crater at Masaya Volcano National Park, Nov. 10, 2012. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images The same thing happened at Mt. Pinatubo in the ...