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Tue, 21 Dec 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [2994]

After crossing the border into Guatemala we jumped on a bus heading towards the capital. The ride took longer than expected because we had to wait two hours in a small town to pick up new passengers. This meant we had all sorts of opportunities to ... Read more >
Tags: antigua, chichicastenango, coban, flores, lake atitlan, san pedro, santiago de atitlan, star wars, tikal, volcano pacaya
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1955]

With Semuc Champey wrapped up, I began my journey toward Antigua. In the cab of a big rig I was, going up the winding and gravel road out of Lanquin and onto the road toward Guatemala City. Up a series of twists, turns, and hairbends, it took over ... Read more >
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 | By daveymoore82 | Views [978]

Got ripped off at the boarder exchanging money, nothing new, but on the flip side we knew they would try and con us trying to cross at boarder control, so when they asked us for 20 quetzales (about a quid 30 to me and you) we went on and on for a receipt ... Read more >
Tue, 21 Mar 2017 | By compassrose | Views [856]
“¡Cuidado!” someone shouts, as a quetzal with a six metre wingspan catches a gust and soars upwards, rippling my hair as I duck. The giant bird lurches as her reins pull taught, and she begins to dance proudly back and forth on the ... Read more >
Tags: 2017 writing scholarship
Tue, 4 Nov 2008 | By heywoods1976 | Views [805] | Comments [1]
I was right to be concerned about getting in to Guatemala - not because of the border crossing itself - there is no information, but following other people and a bit of ear-wigging it became quite clear, but because of the logisitics issues on either ... Read more >
Tags: guatemala
Thu, 12 Apr 2012 | By baskets_in_a_ring | Views [572] | Scholarship Entry
Three barefoot and dark skin guys stood up besides Cahobón River. This river is part of ‘Semuc Champey’, a nature reserve formed of rivers and waterfalls, in northern Guatemala, near the Atlantic Coast. These guys were barely 12 years old, and hardly ... Read more >
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Fri, 26 Oct 2007 | By laurahooker | Views [568] | Comments [1]
Well babies, I´m here in Guatemala in the amazingly beautiful colonial town of Antigua. Its hard to describe how truly gorgeous this place is. Huge stone churches, cobblestone streets, and mountains surrounding as far as the eye can see (ethereal mist ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Tue, 25 Feb 2014 | By alyssa730 | Views [518]
This country is beautiful!! The weather has been amazing so far and the landscape of Antigua is breathtaking! When I first arrived, I was taken here to Maximo Nivel to check in, and then brought to my "homestay"...I was under the impression that I would ... Read more >
Sun, 18 Aug 2013 | By donkosarev | Views [478]
I will cover August at once, simply because my studying for my distance course leaves me with less time to write and because the whole month has similar themes spanning it.
A lot of progress has occurred over the 2 weeks. While volunteers like, along ... Read more >
Sat, 15 Dec 2007 | By jillians | Photo Gallery
friole y arroz
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Sat, 12 Apr 2008 | By aprillabbe | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 8 Aug 2008 | By rarakaki | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 1 Nov 2008 | By heywoods1976 | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 | By elawlor | Photo Gallery
antigua, atitlan, tikal
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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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