Destination: Guatemala

Gallery: Guati, the kids and the work site

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 | By para | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Guatemala part 1

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 | By para | Photo Gallery

Photos: Jungle trek

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 | By jarrodkee43 | Photo Gallery

Jungle trekking. Anyone mention mud?

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 | By jarrodkee43 | Views [1108]

After tossing up where to go next Diego and Jose decide to tackle some new frontiers and head into Guatemala. What ensues is a very hairy boat ride up the river to cross into Guatemala, followed by a 3 hour bus ride to Flores/Santa Elena. Guatemalan ... Read more >

Photos: Antigua

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 | By jarrodkee43 | Photo Gallery

More in Guatemala, plus pics added

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 | By ash-clarey | Views [742]

Hey guys Just a quick update to let you know that Matt´s added about 50 photos from the first stage of our trip. For the more technologically challenged among us: to get to them, look down the right-hand side to 'Photos - Week One'. If you select the ... Read more >

Guatemala: Phoenix School rises from the ashes.

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 | By scholarships | Views [3628] | Comments [1]

Enrique Nunez MussaofSantiago, Chile and winner of our 2009 Podcast Scholarship visits “Phoenix School” run by volunteers in the Mayan community of San Andres de Itzapa, Guatemala.   Set against a backdrop of hills, volcanoes and crowing ... Read more >

Mexico to Belize to Guatemala - Week One!

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 | By ash-clarey | Views [742] | Comments [2]

Hi All We are having an absolute blast! This is most definitely the life. Since our last message we have been through Belize and into Guatemala. Belize is an amazing country but just too expensive for us. We were on the islands in the Carribean ... Read more >

Flores to Punta Gorda

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 | By thefuegoproject | Views [3589] | Comments [2]

Flores to Punta Gorda 26/8/09 - 6/9/09  545 km What kind of sound does a howler monkey make?... It’s 4am and we awoke to the sound of howler monkeys singing in chorus through the canopy of the jungle at the ruins of Tikal. It was a call ... Read more >

Tags: belize, caribbean sea, cycling, guatemala, tikal

Gallery: Week 1

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 | By ash-clarey | Photo Gallery

Xela to Flores

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 | By thefuegoproject | Views [6143] | 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: caves, cycling, guatemala, highlands

Gallery: Xela to Flores

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 | By thefuegoproject | Photo Gallery

Last goodbyes

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 | By daveymoore82 | Views [646]

I found it hard saying goodbye to Pat, i've grown pretty close to both these guys over these past months. we've been through alot of ups and downs, but he's been the captain of this outfit, without him this holiday would not have been half as good, he's ... Read more >

Back to Antigua and the volcano

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 | By daveymoore82 | Views [576]

We were on our last leg of the trip, With a few days left we decided to go back to antigua to party the final days away. We met some more good people but lost our good friend Nick, we said goodbye and i missed him alot, we were together since Belize ... Read more >

Antigua too Monterico

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 | By daveymoore82 | Views [700]

Antigua is a quint little town but is full of rich americans. Its very nice but nothing like the Guatamala we had seen so far. However, going out there was fun, as it normally is where there is a lot of money. I wont bore anyone reading with yet another ... Read more >