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Tikal'd Pink

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [2960]

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

Tiny Men, Big Guns

Wed, 3 Oct 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [2100]

Guatemala is not a real safe place.  It's evident from the number of armed men everywhere.  Some look professional, others seem like your every day parking lot rent-a-cop, and some look like kids; all with big guns.  There are armed guards in front of ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

T2C--Hiking Volcán Tajumulco

Sun, 10 May 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [1533]

Our QuetzalTrekker group is packed into our "picop" this weekend to hike Vólcan Tajumulco, the highest peak in Central American at 13,845 feet (4220 m). Our guides were Carolyn, Lior & Rick. For a topo map of our destination. http:... Read more >

Guatemala Week 3

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 | By nat_and_chris | Views [924] | Comments [3]

We planned to stay at Pablo’s house for our last week in Antigua and maybe continue with another week of school.   However on the Sunday night after watching a movie (Apocalypto – bit of Mel Gibson Mayan history, if you have seen the movie the fat ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Psychedelic souls and sky giants

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 | By compassrose | Views [831]

“¡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

pacha mamma we're coming home

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 | By liliwanderlust | Views [819]

i met joe or crazy horse in puerto morelos, mexico. he was dubbed little bear by the mayan sage, he had met in los angeles 7 years ago. an ancient mayan - one from a higher dimension, with the ability to know past and future and apparate with a body ... Read more >

Guatemala Adventures

Fri, 1 Feb 2008 | By johnbmullen | Views [602]

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

First week in San Pedro - Esceula de Español

Sun, 8 Aug 2010 | By kalamina | Views [578]

All I have to say is that San Pedro is amazing!! It is so nice to wake up every day to a beautiful view, knowing that you get to spend the morning learning Spanish and waste away the afternoon drinking licuados and trying to do Spanish homework while ... Read more >

Weekly volunteer progress report July 1-4

Wed, 10 Jul 2013 | By donkosarev | Views [561]

Monday may perhaps be the last day at which the number of volunteers was restricted to a small number, 4 with the arrival of one new volunteer, Mariella. The first 2 hours were rather slow as Juan Jose took both Mariella and Rachel for what turned out ... Read more >

69 DAYS ON

Mon, 2 Jun 2014 | By jugap | Views [545]

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 >

First Impressions

Tue, 25 Feb 2014 | By alyssa730 | Views [490]

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 >

General developments July 29th-Aug 2nd

Thu, 8 Aug 2013 | By donkosarev | Views [476]

This week was reminiscent of my earlier weeks in Guatemala, few volunteers with a more relaxed atmosphere. It was just me, Greg and Tom most days while Friday was only me and Freddy. Due to my continuing improvement in spanish and an atmosphere of mutual ... Read more >

¿¡ Have I taught you nothing ?!

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 | By sarahreinertsen | Views [398]

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

Language Barrier

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [290] | Scholarship Entry

It’s 3:15 AM, and we are sitting on a curb as we await our vehicle of choice: a shuttle bus, destined to transport us from Antigua, Guatemala to Leon, Nicaragua in just 15 hours. Although we had been promised a 3 AM departure, morale is high. Well versed ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

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