Destination: Guatemala
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Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By moley | Views [1307] | 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
Mon, 25 Mar 2013 | By emsussman | Views [1084]
I have gotten lazy with writing so I have way too much to catch up on! I’m going to do one blog entry to write about the rest of the trips I have taken and I separate one to write about the last few weeks of my time in Antigua and at my orphanage.... Read more >
Tue, 18 Mar 2008 | By kirstenroche | Views [966] | Comments [3]
So in the last few days, I managed to make it successfully with Anna to Antigua, Guatemala! We each got certified in scuba diving, our passport to the ocean! As of 3 days ago we can go anywhere in the world we want to to dive up to 100 feet down ... Read more >
Tue, 19 Jan 2010 | By elawlor | Views [770] | Comments [2]
I love the mountain school! It is a little over an hour out of Xela and set in some green mountains with many small vilages surounding the area. Up to 14 students study in a week and we all live in a house at the school and eat our meals with our local ... Read more >
Mon, 14 Apr 2008 | By priovolo | Views [741] | Comments [2]
So, here we are.. our last few days in, what seems to be, the mango and avocado capital of the world. We have consumed so many of the two that we find it hard to believe there are extras laying around. Currently in Flores (the north of the country), ... Read more >
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 | By rarakaki | Views [649]
Been too busy to keep up! I'm almost a week behind now. We had a nice, but short, stay in Antigua, which is a beautiful colonial city, and much more affluent than the areas we've been to so far. On some great advice from neighbors Leif and Cilla, we treated ... Read more >
Fri, 1 Feb 2008 | By johnbmullen | Views [624]
We arrived in Antigua on Monday. Having a great time visiting different ethnic (Mayan) restaurants and small shops. We hiked Vulcan Pacaya yesterday and ate a traditional Mayan dinner last night. Today we toured a old monastery that was converted into ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Tue, 5 Feb 2008 | By johnbmullen | Views [549]
Ola amigos Antigua has been a good experience and intro into the highlands of Guatemala. After 4 days we moved on to Panajachel on Lago Atitlan. It is a large lake with 3 volcanos on its shores and numerous Mayan villages to visit. The crafts that the ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Mon, 29 Jul 2013 | By donkosarev | Views [532]
First week of my second project. Early Monday morning I made my way to the Maximo Nivel office to be greeted by Victor, one of the field managers. Victor explained to us in an excited tone that we were to be working in a town called Santa Maria on the ... Read more >
Thu, 14 Nov 2013 | By lokata | Views [514]
Getting to where I am (Antigua, Guatemala) was a rough start. I don´t want to get into it, but between car troubles and lost taxi drivers I hope all my bad luck was used up back in the states. I was picked up at the airport last night by a driver ... Read more >
Tags: antigua
Sat, 17 May 2008 | By liliwanderlust | Views [514]
this magnificent flower blossoms just for one night
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 | By eurocharles | Views [500]
After deciding which Eurail ticket to buy, i finally chose the Global Pass for 10 Days in 2 months. Yes, i will have to buy another one later. Anyway, the thing the surprised me was the speed of delivery. I just bought this thing on July 3 and today ... Read more >
Mon, 6 Aug 2007 | By didne | Views [500]
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
Mon, 27 Oct 2014 | By alexmarkow | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I am a Miami, FL based photojournalist eager to continue to travel. Being able to explore new countries and engage with different people is what it is all about to me. I am so captivated and inspired when traveling and find my best photographs are captured ...
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Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship
Wed, 11 May 2011 | By elis82 | Photo Gallery
A touch of the hiking and backpacking goodness that is the Guatemalan highlands. Also San Cristobal de las Casas in Southern Mexico
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