Destination: Guatemala
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Tue, 6 Feb 2007 | By pen-eddie | Views [743] | Comments [7]
Volcano Pacaya is an active volcano that is about 1.5 hours drive from Antigua, and for US$7 you get to go on a guided walk to the top. To us, this is an offer too good to refuse, so on Friday 2/02 Pete and I left Antigua for the 7 hour sunset tour ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Sat, 27 Oct 2007 | By laurahooker | Views [501] | Comments [7]
Okay, so day two completed . It turns out that I have free internet access at our new hostel, so I´m gonna blog as much as possible for the next few days. Don´t know what kind of access we will have once we leave antigua on sunday. yesterday turned ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
Sun, 10 Aug 2008 | By rarakaki | Views [351] | Comments [6] | Video
OK, the video isn´t so great, but you can see why Jarrett´s daily request is to have another tuk-tuk ride. It´s a 3-wheeled covered motorcycle that can carry 3-4 people.
Mon, 13 Jul 2009 | By k-lero | Views [242] | Comments [6]
Cada vez va quedando menos, una pena porque ya le había cogido el gusto a esto de escribir en el blog... aún así todavía me esperan algunos capítulos más y a mi viaje todavía le queda más de un mes de vida, así que no me voy a quejar. La ruta por ... Read more >
Sat, 10 Nov 2007 | By laurahooker | Views [233] | Comments [6]
day after my birthday, and so much has happened since I last blogged... first, they are called the bay islands not the key islands.yes Im a bit of a dumbass. next, day of the dead was very interesting.above ground graves with families alternating between ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
Mon, 26 Mar 2007 | By alyssa_schwartz | Views [779] | Comments [5]
It´s been pretty hectic these past few days but I have free internet at this hostel so I figured I should take advantage. I´ll go back a few days to run through everything that has happened in Guatemala so far... Our stay in Flores was brief but it ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sun, 11 Feb 2007 | By pen-eddie | Views [568] | Comments [5]
For the past few days, we have been chilling out on the shores of Lake Atitlan. The lake is formed in a Calderra (collapsed volcanic cone)and it covers 128 sq/km and reaches depths of more the 320m. As we hit the top of the volcanic rim, we looked ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Sat, 14 Feb 2009 | By soyeldustin | Views [305] | Comments [5] | Video
WED 11pm. Went to a hostel called Casa Argentina with a backpack full of sweaters. I heard it would be cold. I figured, hey, Im Minnesotan, guatemalans don´t know cold. Yeah I was wrong. But we´ll get to that later. An organization called Quetzaltrekkers ... Read more >
Sun, 10 Aug 2008 | By rarakaki | Views [279] | Comments [5]
On our first full day in Guatemala, we decided to risk our childrens' lives. We went to a nature reserve outside of Panajachel, intending to see coatis, spider monkeys, butterflies and coffee plants, and maybe take a zip line ride through the trees.... Read more >
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 | By auaround | Views [180] | Comments [5]
Ci eravamo salutati a Oaxaca e ci ritroviamo a San Pedro La Laguna sul lago Atitlan. I nostri ultimi giorni messicanni li abbiamo trascorsi in Chiapas a San Cristobal de Las Casas, dove ci siamo dedicati per una settimana allo studio dello spagnolo ... Read more >
Tags: on the road
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 | By rarakaki | Views [168] | Comments [5]
We left Panajachel on a shuttle van that took us to Chichicastenango on Sunday. Chichi is one of the largest markets in Guatemala. Twice a week, it becomes a chaotic mix of vendors and shoppers from all over the highlands, and bunches of tourists, with ... Read more >
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 | By thefuegoproject | Views [323] | Comments [4]
9/8/09 - 20/8/09 Xela to Flores 445 km Well we did it, we finally left Xela after a few previous attempts to do so. It had been one of those places where no matter what you try to do, you may never leave. What started as a few weeks of Spanish ... Read more >
Tags: guatemala, cycling, highlands, caves
Fri, 2 Nov 2007 | By laurahooker | Views [214] | Comments [4]
so, I have reached Lake atitlan and it´s probably one of the most beautiful place i have ever been. Huge lake in the middle of volcanos and mountians..incredible.. Staying at this cool little hostel "la iguana Perdida", 5 dollars a night and ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 | By amil_patel | Views [198] | Comments [4]
I`ve just done a 3 day trek/journey across the Cuchamantes mountains between Nebaj and Todos Santos in the north of Guatemala. The majority of the trek is at around 3000m and the scenery is generally pretty impressive if it isn`t foggy. Day 1 ... Read more >
Tags: trekking
Sun, 22 Mar 2009 | By muimui2009 | Views [168] | Comments [4]
This Saturday I went with a group from school to hike the volcano and lake Chicabal. No sleeping in for me unfortunately as we had to meet in front of the school at 7am. This time we caught a mini-bus. Like the bigger buses, there is always what I ... Read more >
Tags: lake chicabal, study group
Tue, 24 Mar 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [74] | Comments [4]
Day1 of school was both fun and exhausting mentally by the first break at 10:30. The school has afternoon activities this week to El Cerro de Baúl a hillside overlooking Xela. There one finds this killer slide in the playground. What I failed to mention ... Read more >
Sun, 7 Jan 2007 | By ghostofkrystenpast | Views [573] | Comments [3]
It all started last night when I got home from the bar and turned on the light in my room to find a gi-normous black bug scurrying across the floor. Obviously I found this to be quite disturbing and did not want to sleep with that thing in my room. ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
Fri, 30 Mar 2007 | By alyssa_schwartz | Views [426] | Comments [3]
I am officially in love with Guatemala. I guess I had to come to the lake to figure this out so I´m very glad we made the trip. After departing Antigua Trish and I had a few lovely hours on a shuttle bus viewing Guatemala´s highland region. Here the ... Read more >
Tags: Markets
Fri, 30 Jan 2009 | By elbo_mozza | Views [257] | Comments [3]
Up into the Highlands of Guatemala on a little shuttle bus driven at break neck speed around mountain bends - India people you know the score - praying the driver keeps his eyes open. From the miradors (vistas) the terrain looked like furry green upside ... Read more >
Sat, 16 Jun 2007 | By nat_and_chris | Views [237] | Comments [3]
We planned to stay at Pablo’s house for our last week in Antigua and maybe continue with another week of school. However on the Sunday night after watching a movie (Apocalypto – bit of Mel Gibson Mayan history, if you have seen the movie the fat ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thu, 21 Feb 2008 | By mattso | Views [237] | Comments [3]
Greetings once again :). I´ve been in Guatemala for the past 4 or 5 days since leaving the lovely coastline of Belize. We crossed the border without incident this time and endured a long bumpy bus ride to Flores, which is small little town on an island ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Tue, 18 Mar 2008 | By kirstenroche | Views [235] | Comments [3]
So in the last few days, I managed to make it successfully with Anna to Antigua, Guatemala! We each got certified in scuba diving, our passport to the ocean! As of 3 days ago we can go anywhere in the world we want to to dive up to 100 feet down into ... Read more >
Fri, 22 Jun 2007 | By moley | Views [227] | Comments [3]
Well I guess it had to happen at some point! Had a real headache this morning after going out with the group for a little drink in Panajachel on the shores of lake Atitlan. This is will be the last one as its horrid in the heat! Saying that though it ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
Sat, 24 Nov 2007 | By laurahooker | Views [202] | Comments [3]
So, in the event that you are wondering how I am getting to all of the fabulous places that I visit: sadly darlings its not all private jets and yachts for little Laura down in central america. In realitly it is mostly "shuttles"-code for ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Sun, 13 Jul 2008 | By tpara | Views [178] | Comments [3]
I left Comitan early to try and make the frontier with Guatemala early. A light drizzle was falling and the traffic was light and amazingly i got myself out of townwithout a U turn. As i topped a rise Guatemala stretched before me green fields with volcanoes ... Read more >
