Destination: Guatemala

The rain, and the rain, and the rain...

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 | By irish-rover | Views [506] | Comments [1]

My Lonely Planet guide to Central America refers to Guatemala as 'the land of the eternal Spring'. Right now, that line feels like a cruel joke. Four solid days of rain has given me a whole new appreciation for Irish weather. Of course, all of us foreigners have ... Read more >

Gallery: Guatemala

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 | By henrique | Photo Gallery

Guatemala!

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 | By henrique | Views [4266] | Comments [2]

  Um conhecido ditado entre os viajantes é de que quem faz a viagem são as pessoas que você encontra.   Já chega até a ser um clichê, em todas as línguas, mas não deixa de ser verdade. A Guatemala foi um dos países que mais gostei. Não sei se foi ... Read more >

Tikal Flores Guatemala

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 | By ma_and_pa | Views [1323]

We left Lanquin early in the morning heading off to Flores with a tourist minibus. We stopped briefly in Copan where Turgay and Amy found what they said was excellent banana bread. As we continued on the eight hour journey we came to a river at Sayaxche.... Read more >

Tags: flores, guatemala, tikal

Semuc Champey Lanquin Gutemala

Mon, 9 Jun 2008 | By ma_and_pa | Views [942]

The journey to Lanquin was a long one, we traveled all day beginning in San Pedro La Laguna traveling to Antigua and from there to Guatemala City followed by another journey to Coban and a final minibus ride over some paved and some unpaved roads to ... Read more >

Tags: gutemala, lanquin, semuc champey

San Pedro La Laguna Guatemala

Fri, 6 Jun 2008 | By ma_and_pa | Views [682]

We arrived at Panajachel on the shores of Lake Atitlan in the Guatemalan highlands in the early afternoon and went straight down to the dock where after avoiding all the people trying to "help us" we boarded a boat that took us to the opposite shore ... Read more >

Antigua Gutemala

Fri, 30 May 2008 | By ma_and_pa | Views [1494]

t We all arrived in Guatemala on May 18th into Guatemala City and headed straight to the town of Antigua about 40 minutes from the airport. We will be staying with a family in Antigua while Amy and Turgay take Spanish lessons in the morning and explore ... Read more >

Tags: anigua, chocotenago, guatemala, pacaya, volcano

Mosquitos, Gringos, the dreaded subjunctive, and mastering the Spanglish language

Sun, 25 May 2008 | By irish-rover | Views [608] | Comments [2]

'Spanglish' - a hybrid language created by the fusion of Spanish and English. Commonly spoken by Latin America immigrants in North America, and North American tourists visiting Latin America. Popular examples include 'The food is muy bien', 'Do you serve ... Read more >

Flores

Thu, 22 May 2008 | By carolwil | Views [748]

Flores is one of many little gorgeous little towns on the edge of a lake. There are many cobbled little lanes here off main streets and some of the houses here are very colourful. Today I visited a Maya ancient ruin site called Tekal which is located ... Read more >

The journey, the suspicious immigration officials, and PS - this movie sucks

Wed, 21 May 2008 | By irish-rover | Views [491] | Comments [2]

My flight here was both more straightforward and and more stressful than I had expected. I anticipated delayed flights and missed connections (concerns that never actually materialized). I did not, however, expect to be interrogated about my travel plans ... Read more >

Gallery: GuatemalaElSalvador

Wed, 21 May 2008 | By dennispeper | Photo Gallery

Coban

Tue, 20 May 2008 | By carolwil | Views [742]

Coban is a pretty little city with the cathedral and plaza in the centre (the Spanish liked to do this!!). Today I went on a tour and visited a place called Chimpey which is a group of beautiful lagoons surrounded by rainforest. We did a long walk up ... Read more >

End of Week 1

Sun, 18 May 2008 | By christachevs | Views [319]

!Hola mis Amigos! Como esten? Since Ive been asked, I thought Id give you an update.  I landed last Sat with no real dramas, except the chick in Cayman wasnt going to let me on the plane.  Luckily I convinced her that it was ok and off I went.  After ... Read more >

San Pedro and Chichicastenango

Sun, 18 May 2008 | By carolwil | Views [919]

San Pedro is one of the many little towns surrounding Largo de Antitlan (lake Antitlan).  The lake is very big and the scenery is beautiful here.  The countryside in Guatemala is very lush and green.  The indigenous ladies here dress very elegantly in ... Read more >

san marcos de atitlan

Sat, 17 May 2008 | By liliwanderlust | Views [591]

wandering through blossoming coffee plantations