Destination: Guatemala

Roots & Wings

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 | By marioarana | Views [956]

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 [721] | 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 [1183] | 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 [812] | 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 [631]

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

Gallery: Antigua, Pana + Chichi

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 | By nat_and_chris | Photo Gallery

Guatemala week 2

Fri, 8 Jun 2007 | By nat_and_chris | Views [679] | Comments [2]

Back at Pablo’s for our second week and his house was beginning to get a little more crowded as 2 Canadians (Julienne and Alastair – very strange couple), an Argentinean Julio, a Puerto Rican Lawyer Joseph (who managed the Gringo Irish pub in Antigua ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

humble ode to my beloved chicken buses

Thu, 7 Jun 2007 | By anita | Views [6307]

The current exchange rate is about 1 US Dollar = 7.79740 Guatemalan Quetzales, putting my 12Q chicken bus ride to from Guatemala City to Comalapa at just over $1.50. It is in these cheap, two hour time-frames that I remember so well why I love Guatemala.... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

Gallery: Karla's Graduation

Sat, 2 Jun 2007 | By nat_and_chris | Photo Gallery

Guatemala Week 1

Sat, 2 Jun 2007 | By nat_and_chris | Views [757] | Video

We were greeted by Karla and her mum as we arrived in Guatemala.   The first thing we both noticed is that Guatemala City doesn’t have much of a skyline as there are very few buildings that rise above a couple of stories.   We checked into a quaint ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

climbing on glass

Thu, 31 May 2007 | By anita | Views [2656]

As has been anticipated for a year now, I finally climbed Pacaya, the still-active volcano that promises visitors a good hike and a close adventure with lava. Our climb up was eventful with kids on horses calling "taxi, taxi" for those who ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

continually adventuring

Mon, 28 May 2007 | By anita | Views [560]

So we ended back up at Semuc Champay, the beautiful pristine turquoise blue-green natural pools that sit above rapids that crash into the cave below (you know, THAT semuc champay:D) and had adventures completely different than the ones I had last year.... Read more >

Tags: Adventures