Destination: Guatemala
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Tue, 25 Aug 2009 | By thefuegoproject | Views [6275] | Comments [4]
9/8/09 - 20/8/09 Xela to Flores 445 km Well we did it, we finally left Xela after a few previous attempts to do so. It had been one of those places where no matter what you try to do, you may never leave. What started as a few weeks of Spanish ... Read more >
Tags: caves, cycling, guatemala, highlands
Tue, 21 Dec 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [2964]
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
Sun, 19 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1770]
"La Casa de Federico" is what I said to the driver as I got on the sardine-packed bus toward San Jose (in Guatemala, not Costa Rica). He knew precisely how to get there! Driving seemingly in a circle around Lake Peten it was pouring down ... Read more >
Tags: nature, organics, people
Tue, 30 Apr 2013 | By jahne | Views [1464]
CRIB NOTE VERSION
I stayed in Tulum longer, it was fun, relaxing and great people.
Next Bacalar. A reasonably dull lake. Yay.
Accidentally got stuck in Belize City (Uber dangerous place) for the night. Whoops. Met a very interesting Belizian ... Read more >
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By moley | Views [1289] | 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
Tue, 21 Mar 2017 | By compassrose | Views [833]
“¡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
Fri, 8 Jun 2007 | By nat_and_chris | Views [802] | 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
Fri, 26 Oct 2007 | By laurahooker | Views [556] | 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, 12 Jun 2012 | By tempolibre | Views [536]
El
Retiro Lodge, Lanquin, 30 de abril
Llegamos hace
unos días y todavía estamos descubriendo poco a poco el lugar y su
funcionamiento. Aurora, como habla perfectamente el español, trabaja en recepción
(horarios: 7-9.30 AM y 4-19 PM), y ... Read more >
Tags: volontariat
Mon, 22 Jul 2013 | By donkosarev | Views [488]
This week was the last in San Mateo. A project that has lasted 6 weeks, the goal of which was the completion of a wall on the third floor of Provecenh, an place for kids to receive tutoring after regular school hours and instruction in IT and agriculture ... Read more >
Sat, 16 Apr 2011 | By sarahreinertsen | Views [406]
Our last day in Antigua before catching a flight to Flores and Tikal, Mom & I decided to get a touch adventurous and climb Pacaya Volcano. In the grand tradition of Developing Countries' Dubious Safety Protocols at Major National Treasures (see:... Read more >
Tags: guatamala, pacaya volcano, trekking
Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [274] | Scholarship Entry
Matteo, my travel mate and I got on another bus, from Escuintla, right after the Guatemala border, to Antigua, our first stop in this new country. The vehicle was an ex USA school-bus: a gorgeous rectangular tin painted of a shining red in the background ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Sat, 8 Nov 2014 | By escandiosc | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Like Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory without a golden ticket but yes with a golden entry which at the end is the same thing, with oompa-loompas included, a sweet and mysterious world to discover, Mr. Wonka as the major authority who will decide who ...
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Tags: 2014 travel photography scholarship
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 | By sheree | Photo Gallery
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