but then in june of 1989, the lava creeps to within a mile and a half of the village and by the time the flow stops, the wahala visitor center is burnt to the ground. no one is killed, but it serves as an ominous warning. one year later, the lava returns. this time pushing farther than before. in april of 1990, the nightmare scenario begins to unfold. when the lava first came into calapana it was pretty ominous, it was pretty serious that something serious was going on. the molten rock can reach temperatures of 2,000 degrees and eats everything in its path. but, fortunately, the slow-moving lava flow could take weeks to reach deep into the city. this provides time for the residents to prepare or