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Sat, 16 Apr 2011 | By sarahreinertsen | Views [242]
Our last day in Antigua before catching a flight to Flores and Tikal, Mom & I decided to get a touch adventurous and climb Pacaya Volcano. In the grand tradition of Developing Countries' Dubious Safety Protocols at Major National Treasures (see:... Read more >
Tags: guatamala, pacaya volcano, trekking
Fri, 1 Apr 2011 | By disorientednomad | Views [741]
One day, I was looking at the "1,000 places to go before you die" book, and I saw Tikal. I thought, "I want to go there" so I asked my parents (I was visiting them at the time) if anyone wanted to go for my 30th birthday. My ... Read more >
Tags: 30th birthday, family, guatemala, milky way, santiago atitlan, spanish, tikal, traveling
Sun, 27 Mar 2011 | By alexcherry | Views [321] | Scholarship Entry
We arrive at
the cave in the early morning light and plunge into the darkness with ferocity.
Bright eyes adjust to smoky candlelight, and nostrils to must and dirt and
water.
We are
outside of Lanquin, a tiny tranquil and undulating ... Read more >
Tags: #2011writing, travel writing scholarship 2011
Mon, 21 Mar 2011 | By katrinamauro | Views [2981] | Scholarship Entry
Simple Pleasures
Delfina's face wore wrinkles of laborious survival, as weathered as the
textured wood surface in front of me. In a sea of tables, tarps, and tin, her
crudely built stand is one of few that could be locked in this open market, ... Read more >
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011 | By angiel | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 19 Feb 2011 | By tinbaths | Views [440] | Scholarship Entry
Thinking the evening climb of an active volcano sounded like a doddle could possibly be the biggest misjudgement I’ve ever made. Guatemala’s Volcano Pacaya is an ominous but twice daily visited natural wonder in a town called Antigua, that would ... Read more >
Tags: #2011writing, antigua, guatemala, pacaya, travel writing scholarship 2011, volcano
Fri, 4 Feb 2011 | By dschneider87888 | Photo Gallery
Fishing trip with my brother and friends
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Mon, 3 Jan 2011 | By djnlacey | Views [1233]
We left San Marcos in a collectivo heading to Honduras. At midday we where suppose to switch vans in Antigua and then head across the border to Copan Ruinas, Honduras. An hour before we reached Antigua we came to a complete traffic jam on the highway.... Read more >
Tags: civil unrest, highway, protest, roadblock, veterans
Mon, 3 Jan 2011 | By djnlacey | 
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veteran roadblock
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Mon, 27 Dec 2010 | By djnlacey | Views [824]
From Chichicastenango, we took a windy bus ride heading south to the volcano flanked Lake Atitlan. From the bus stop in Panajachel, we took a launcha (small motor boat) to San Marcos, a small town known for it's mystical feel. We checked into the ... Read more >
Tags: cliff jumping, fireworks, guatemala, kayaks, lago atitlan, mayan sauna, new years eve, san marcos, san pedro volcano, yoga
Mon, 27 Dec 2010 | By djnlacey | Flickr Photo Gallery
The beautiful Lago Atitlan and the many villages that line it
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Sun, 26 Dec 2010 | By djnlacey | Views [571] | Comments [1]
Market day, in one of Guatemala´s most Mayan towns in the Western Highlands, is like being immersed in a wave of colors, patterns and textures. It is sensory overload and¨Chichi¨ is just one very interesting place to be. It has twin churches that ... Read more >
Tags: chichicastenango, church, guatemala, highlands, market day, mayan, mayan ritual, textiles
Sun, 26 Dec 2010 | By djnlacey | Flickr Photo Gallery
market day in Chi Chi
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Fri, 24 Dec 2010 | By djnlacey | Views [578] | Comments [1]
Antigua is the first colonial style town that we have visited in Guatemala. It´s perfect grid of cobblestone streets and many plazas would have you thinking you were in Spain. Antigua is surrounded by at least three volcanoes, a few still active, ... Read more >
Tags: antigua guatemala, christmas day, christmas eve, colonial town, fireworks, street festival
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