Destination: Guatemala

Tikal'd Pink

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [2985]

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

Semuc Champey

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [2089]

I rise up this morning to take a test of my true adventureness! Whilst El Retiro boasts a beautiful setting, I regret staying here. They're nice enough to let me store my bag as I stuck 50 quetzales (price of admission to Semuc Champey) in my pocket.... Read more >

Tags: water

Giant Stelae

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1235]

Flores has Tikal, Honduras has Copan, Chiapas has Palenque...but there are many other Mayan sites dotted around the northern half of Central America. The truly adventurous, however can make the journey past all the banana plantations to the legendary ... Read more >

Psychedelic souls and sky giants

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 | By compassrose | Views [853]

“¡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 [838]

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 >

First hangover!

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 | By moley | Views [804] | Comments [3]

Well I guess it had to happen at some point! Had a real headache this morning after going out with the group for a little drink in Panajachel on the shores of lake Atitlan. This is will be the last one as its horrid in the heat! Saying that though it ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Out of the Avocados and into the Wind

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 | By f0nsey | Views [787]

      Once more into the breach, dear friends (it’s gonna be a long one)…   First, the avocados: in fair Antigua , where we lay our scene. This being the ex-colonial capital of Guatemala, rather than ... Read more >

Language Course at A.P.P.E. in Antigua Guatemala

Sun, 31 May 2009 | By cherryblossomgirl | Views [757]

The four weeks language course in Guatemala has been part of the Travelworks project where we were supposed to stay in a Guatemalan host family. The A.P.P.E. Language Academy (Academia de Profesores Privados de Espanol Guatemala) is k nown to ... Read more >

Tags: a.p.p.e., antigua guatemala

Antigua Week 2

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 | By emsussman | Views [577]

I am settling in very well in my second week in Antigua and finally getting comfortable with my schedule.  Monday morning I started back with my volunteer work at Casa Aleluya.  It was very different because all of the children 5 years and ... Read more >

Grateful for the Unexpected

Mon, 5 May 2014 | By happyfeet123 | Views [521] | Scholarship Entry

We finally stop and I jump off the bed of the truck. I follow a dirt driveway until I see a worn shanty, barely bigger than a one-car garage. Crouching into the one-room shack, doubt creeps into my consciousness. This is where the seven of us are to sleep ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

The Power of the Mustache

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

This One Time I Hiked a Volcano

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By | Views [380] | Scholarship Entry

Everyone has a "hit list" right? Not the kind of hit list where you name the people you want killed off (bad form to put that sort of thing in writing); rather, a list of travel stories you can tell to just about any crowd. My audience is typically ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Photos: Guatemala

Fri, 15 Nov 2013 | By mearle | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Guatemala and Mexico

Sun, 1 Feb 2009 | By ivanci | Photo Gallery

Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By timothybrooks | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: travel photography scholarship 2012