And if the volcano was nicknamed Boca del Infierno, or Hell’s Mouth, by Spanish conquistadors, it's because they thought that Masaya was a gateway to the underworld. The locals had told them ...

The Ijen volcano crater in Banyuwangi ... afford them and work with a wet sarong or piece of cloth stuffed in their mouth. In the wet season, the fumes in the crater become especially unbearable ...