Destination: Guatemala

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Guatemala - First impressions

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [1954]

Now we know why few people bring a car into Central America. Even before we reached the border between Mexico and Guatemala we picked up a guide. He and his son directed us to follow their motorcycle then handled our exit from Mexico and the ... Read more >

Tags: People

Honduras and Lago de Atitlan

Tue, 25 Oct 2005 | By willlou | Views [1161]

Last week we left Antigua to spend a week or so in Honduras. We visited the Mayan ruins at Copan and had planned to head to the coast to stay on the Bay Islands. We had to cancel this trip as Hurricane Wilma brewed up and the coast was put on Hurricane ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Epilogue: Hello

Sun, 31 May 2009 | By enrique_nunez_mussa | Views [1026]

Today will be a day of airports and planes. First City of Guatemala, then Panama and finally Santiago of Chile. I try to turn it into a day of conclusions. I remember the kids and the classes, the stove, the interviews, all the people that I met and ... Read more >

Arrival in Guatemala City!

Fri, 4 Jan 2013 | By emsussman | Views [866] | Comments [2]

Hola, from Guatemala City! I have been in Guatemala for almost 2 weeks now, and so far it has been incredible! After waking up at 3:00 AM, spending a layover in Houston chatting with a very friendly Guatemalan family, I finally arrived in ... Read more >

Psychedelic souls and sky giants

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 | By compassrose | Views [858]

“¡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 [842]

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 >

Out of the Avocados and into the Wind

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 | By f0nsey | Views [789]

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 >

This is why Volunteering in Guatemala with your best friend is a good idea

Mon, 18 May 2015 | By nomadicdron | Views [516]

It is said that a family is something we get when we are born, but friends are the ones we choose ourselves. From our childhood to the days of our old age; friends are the ones who go along with us in all our ups and downs in life. They know our deepest ... Read more >

Tags: guatemala volunteering, volunteer abroad, volunteering in guatemala

Gallery: Gutaemala Nov 06

Thu, 17 May 2007 | By scottfromscotland | Photo Gallery

Guatemala Nov 06
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Photos: Volcán Pacaya, Guatemala

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 ... Read more >
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My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Mon, 7 Nov 2011 | By anrea | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I am passionate about other cultures and social concerns. Photography is an excellent tool for exploring these themes and a way of educating others about them. I love telling stories through photography and how it can bring faraway worlds and the lives ... Read more >
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Tags: #2011wnphoto, Travel Photography Scholarship 2011