SAN VICENTE PACAYA, Guatemala — Guatemala’s Pacaya volcano has been erupting since February, keeping local communities and authorities on high alert.
But for David Garcia, the streams of molten lava oozing down the mountainside have become his kitchen.
Garcia, a 34-year-old accountant, serves up “Pacaya Pizza” cooked on the smoldering volcanic rock to awed tourists and locals.
“Many people today come to enjoy the experience of eating pizza made on volcanic heat,” Garcia told AFP from a rocky area that leads to the Pacaya crater, and which he’s converted into his workplace.
In his makeshift kitchen, Garcia spreads the dough on a metal platter that can resist temperatures…
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