Destination: Guatemala
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Tue, 25 Nov 2008 | By amil_patel | Views [4284]
We went for a trek up Volcan Santa Maria the other with my Spanish school in Xela. Santa Maria is a volcano with an altitude of 3768m above see level at the top and it was definitely one of the most impressive hikes that I´ve done. Santa Maria itself ... Read more >
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Tue, 2 Dec 2008 | By amil_patel | Views [1746] | Comments [1]
I´ve been on a number of daytrips to villages/volcanos/hot springs around Xela while I´ve been studing Spanish during the daytime. Laguna de Chicabal A couple of weekends ago we went up to the Laguna Chicabal which is a lake formed in the crater ... Read more >
Tags: day trips
Mon, 25 Mar 2013 | By emsussman | Views [1089]
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 >
Sat, 5 Jan 2013 | By emsussman | Views [977]
Sunday morning we left for the infamous Irtra, the hot spot for Guatemalan Jews for Christmas. It is a humungous series of hotels and restaurants with two swimming pools, a small bowling alley, mini golf, a spa, raquetball courts, and massive green ... Read more >
Wed, 9 Apr 2008 | By ladyd | Views [959]
I honestly can´t believe I have been here in Guatemala for only two days. It feels like a lifetime ago that I left West 4th Street for LaGuardia. My time here so far has been split between the colonial city of Antigua and currently in what they call ... Read more >
Tue, 21 Mar 2017 | By compassrose | Views [860]
“¡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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Sun, 23 Dec 2012 | By steve_and_emma | Views [781]
Our 6am tourist shuttle bus ($20) to Antigua duly picked us up and a mere 20mins later we were at La Florida and preparing to cross over into Guatemala. We were the only vehicle trying to cross at that time and it was a pleasure to go through the ... Read more >
Sat, 5 Sep 2015 | By tomcan | Views [616] | Video | Scholarship Entry
I recently graduated with a film degree and I am passionate about finding, creating and telling stories. I love to travel and explore new cultures and meet new people. Making documentary films is the most interesting and rewarding style of filmmaking ... Read more >
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Sun, 1 Mar 2009 | By alleen | Views [564] | Comments [8]
Another week of school is behind me. Friday we went to the market in San Francisco. It is the largest market in Guatemala and was very interesting. They had everything for sale from clothes, to house wares, to food, to live animals, to just ... Read more >
Tags: el remate, flores, san francisco, sunsets, tikal
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 >
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Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By timothybrooks | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
My name is Timothy Brooks; I am a passionate environmental photojournalist, and I am inspired to use images to change the world.
When I was eleven, I started to seriously pursue photography. I immersed myself in foreign cultures and traveled to exotic ...
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Sun, 29 Jun 2008 | By andi | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 20 May 2010 | By hpmoon | Photo Gallery
Volcán Pacaya is an active volcano in the Escuintla department of Guatemala nearby Antigua and Guatemala City. Though the volcano had been dormant for over a century, it erupted in 1965 and hasn't stopped since. As recently as 2006, increased eruptions ...
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Fri, 4 Feb 2011 | By dschneider87888 | Photo Gallery
Fishing trip with my brother and friends
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Wed, 1 Feb 2012 | By rubylucas | Photo Gallery
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