Destination: Guatemala
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Thu, 12 Jun 2008 | By henrique | Views [4301] | Comments [2]
Um conhecido ditado entre os viajantes é de que quem faz a viagem são as pessoas que você encontra. Já chega até a ser um clichê, em todas as línguas, mas não deixa de ser verdade. A Guatemala foi um dos países que mais gostei. Não sei se foi ... Read more >
Mon, 9 Mar 2009 | By amil_patel | Views [3386]
Following the Extreme Adventure to the crater of Volcan Santiaguito, I spent last week exploring the "virgin territory" ( as Don Eduardo likes to call it) of Guatemala that is near the Mexican border in Huehuetenango. Don Eduardo (owner of ... Read more >
Fri, 1 Apr 2011 | By disorientednomad | Views [933]
One day, I was looking at the "1,000 places to go before you die" book, and I saw Tikal. I thought, "I want to go there" so I asked my parents (I was visiting them at the time) if anyone wanted to go for my 30th birthday. My ... Read more >
Tags: 30th birthday, family, guatemala, milky way, santiago atitlan, spanish, tikal, traveling
Sat, 15 Jun 2013 | By f0nsey | Views [855]
Frank was definitely onto something, but my tour of the Yucatan Peninsula was somewhat marred by the unwelcome guests of Hurricane Babs and the onset of Mexico’s rainy season. Wrong week to check in to Isla Holbox - idyllically chilled island ... Read more >
Tue, 21 Mar 2017 | By compassrose | Views [848]
“¡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
Wed, 3 Jul 2013 | By donkosarev | Views [801]
This post will be intended for all the funny stories, explanations of Guatemalan society derived from various conversations, descriptions of other volunteers will be placed. This post is likely to be updated frequently, and will probably end up being ... Read more >
Tue, 26 May 2015 | By | Views [484] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
“Move over, señoras y señores! Go on, lady - move to the back please, there’s plenty of space!” The driver’s assistant is rearranging the passengers on the already packed bus to make room for more. After a few months in Guatemala, this feels like a ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Thu, 28 May 2015 | By | Views [484] | Scholarship Entry
We are leaving Guatemala tomorrow, and I really wish I could have gotten to know some of the girls at Abriendos Oportunidades on a deeper level. Each of them has a unique story to tell, different insights to share, and so much ability to inspire! To make ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Tue, 23 Oct 2012 | By hcr64 | Views [473]
Spent a couple of very pleasant days in Palenque in the hot sunshine & torrential rain. Took ourselves to the site of the ruins on a local bus which was much cheaper than the shuttles for tourists. Was a stunning place, much smaller than Tikal but ... Read more >
Mon, 10 Jun 2013 | By zahira | 
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I took my first photo when I was 7 years old and in that moment I never imagined that will love it in the way that I love it now. Was my first camera, a sport Kodak, my father gave it to me a couple of years after that. I love the photography ‘cause I ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2013
Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By | Flickr Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I don't think anyone jumps from regular person to world citizen quite like a transracial adoptee. From the time I was born to an indigenous woman in Guatemala though my upbringing in an Irish-American family, I grew up with the task of learning to walk ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2013
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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Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship
Mon, 9 Feb 2015 | By bebacastellan | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
A summary in photographs of step by step of the unique Souffle de Chipilin. From Guatemala with love.
Watch: https://vimeo.com/119075370
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Tags: 2015 passport & plate: sri lanka
Fri, 4 Feb 2011 | By dschneider87888 | Photo Gallery
Fishing trip with my brother and friends
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Sun, 10 Oct 2010 | By kalamina | Photo Gallery
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