Destination: Guatemala

Wet and Wild in Guatemala

Mon, 6 Aug 2007 | By didne | Views [476]

The rainy season is now in full swing, i´m getting regular soakings. I have NO clean clothes apart from what im wearing now, everything else has been packed wet and is STINKING !!! Nothing´l dry and i´m still looking for a laundrette. DAY 186 MON 6 ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

Lake Atilan

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 | By thorn | Views [696]

We spent one night in the city of Xela, before heading to a much more relaxed town on the banks of Lake Atilan. We had a whole day by the lake, so we got up early and took a boat to a small village on the other side of the lake. First we visited a local ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Guatemala

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 | By thorn | Views [611] | Comments [1]

Yesterday we crossed the border into Guatemala. After a 4 hour air conditioned bus ride (with a movie in English for once), we went through customs and made our way across the border. Guatemala is very different to Mexico. The most obvious difference ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: volcano

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 | By moley | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Guatemala

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 | By alyssa_schwartz | Photo Gallery

Volcano

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 | By moley | Views [772]

Hi Guys forgot to tell you about the volcano I climbed on Sunday! We got on the bus in Antigua and spent 2 hours going uphill in an old american school bus they can only use 1st or 2nd gear going up hill. Our bus driver as usual on this type of trip was ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

leaving Chimiya with a bang

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 | By anita | Views [1609]

On my last night in Comalapa we ended up singing and eating and playing with hot coals around the fire, when at about 11:00pm a couple of gun shots rang out from behind where we were all sitting. Though this quieted us, we returned to normal festejar-... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Roots & Wings

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 | By marioarana | Views [1030]

Roots and Wings   In June of 2004, after going to college in Arkansas for 4 years and teaching in Honduras, Costa Rica and the Carolinas in the USA for a total of 7 years, I decided to take a sabbatical in Guatemala. I had lived abroad for 11 ... Read more >

Tags: argentina, bolivia, chile, colombia, ecuador, living abroad, south america, teaching abroad, venezuela

Gallery: Guatemala II

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 | By anita | Photo Gallery

First hangover!

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 | By moley | Views [763] | 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

Gallery: Pacaya + Family trips

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 | By nat_and_chris | Photo Gallery

perfect day so far!

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By moley | Views [1248] | Comments [1]

In a small wee town called Flores Gautemala. Yesterday Jo and I decided to swim in the lake outside the hotel. We sat in the water which was teeming with fish and looked across the further bank. It was beautiful, the sun was shining and we were in ... Read more >

Tags: Laughter

Gallery: guatemala

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By moley | Photo Gallery

Guatemala Week 3

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 | By nat_and_chris | Views [894] | 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

freezing showers and earthquakes

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 | By anita | Views [711]

So Tuesday I decided it was finally a good time to shower. Apparently, 9:00am is prime shower time as the water in the solar power shower is just warming to a comfortable temperature but has not yet hit the scalding temperatures it can reach if you ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors