Destination: Guatemala
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Thu, 8 May 2014 | By | Views [1469] | Scholarship Entry
I’ll never forget the day that I “almost died” while zip lining in Guatemala. It was my second time visiting the exotic and beautiful country of Guatemala and my hosts were ecstatic to bring me to a new zip lining place they found. Before that day, I ... Read more >
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Tue, 21 Mar 2017 | By compassrose | Views [823]
“¡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 >
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Fri, 12 Dec 2008 | By amil_patel | Views [776]
I´ve taken to going to Guatemalan football matches recently. It´s the exciting part of the season with the top six teams in the league playing a knock out cup competition to determine who will be champions. Most of my Guatemalan mates are football mad ... Read more >
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Mon, 14 Apr 2008 | By priovolo | Views [699] | 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 >
Mon, 2 Jun 2014 | By jugap | Views [539]
Well since I was last writing we have had a relatively quiet time. After leaving Antigua we journeyed to Lago Atitlan - a lake that was once a volcanic crater and it has many little townships dotted around it. Whilst there are roads around the lake a ... Read more >
Tue, 25 Feb 2014 | By alyssa730 | Views [484]
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 >
Mon, 22 Jul 2013 | By donkosarev | Views [484]
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 >
Sun, 18 Aug 2013 | By donkosarev | Views [449]
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 >
Tue, 8 Jan 2013 | By emsussman | Views [337]
Between the beach and beginning my volunteer I had 5 nights in Guatemala City with the Farchis. We had a lot of time to relax, watch movies, sleep, and read. It was a lot like the beach minus the beach part. Wednesday we went to lunch ... Read more >
Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [223] | Scholarship Entry
I’ll never forget the day that I prayed before Father Gregory Schaffer, gazed into his hazel eyes through his large-lens glasses, and bowed my head over a chipped mug of steaming Arabica coffee – the best coffee I have ever tasted. In San Lucas Toliman, ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Sat, 25 May 2013 | By amak | Views [206]
This language immersion is starting off well. I was trying to ask for my key from the front desk. The poor man at the reception just looked at me like I was crazy. I realized that I had just spoken straight French to him. Ahhhh, ... Read more >
Fri, 15 Nov 2013 | By mearle | Photo Gallery
Backpacking through Guatemala
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Sun, 4 Feb 2007 | By pen-eddie | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 5 Nov 2012 | By margitpirsch | Photo Gallery
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