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Tue, 21 Dec 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [2964]

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
Sun, 19 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1770]

"La Casa de Federico" is what I said to the driver as I got on the sardine-packed bus toward San Jose (in Guatemala, not Costa Rica). He knew precisely how to get there! Driving seemingly in a circle around Lake Peten it was pouring down ... Read more >
Tags: nature, organics, people
Sat, 3 Nov 2012 | By beebatoz | Views [759]
San pedro la laguna, Guatemala
Day 1
I'm en route to the lake. It's another gnarly bus ride but there's only 8 people so it's comfy!
The scenery is beautiful. Looking down into the valleys you see little villages with smoke ... Read more >
Sun, 30 Jun 2013 | By donkosarev | Views [585]
Having figured that due to my presence in Guatemala being for many more weeks and me wanting to record all the different activities that I do at my placement, I have decided to keep updating weekly all the goings on, to make sure nothing significant ... Read more >
Thu, 3 Apr 2014 | By alyssa730 | Views [522]
Even though I was sad about it being my last weekend in Guatemala and the affordable trips to beautiful places were coming to an end, I was very excited to be finally heading to the one place that I had been waiting to go to since I arrived 6 weeks ago.... Read more >
Sat, 19 Feb 2011 | By | Views [520] | Scholarship Entry
Thinking the evening climb of an active volcano sounded like a doddle could possibly be the biggest misjudgement I’ve ever made. Guatemala’s Volcano Pacaya is an ominous but twice daily visited natural wonder in a town called Antigua, that would ... Read more >
Tags: #2011writing, antigua, guatemala, pacaya, travel writing scholarship 2011, volcano
Mon, 18 May 2015 | By nomadicdron | Views [499]

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
Fri, 1 Oct 2010 | By kalamina | Views [460]
Hi everyone, this is just a quick blog to let everyone know that although there are landslides here at the moment we are both fine. Right now we are still in Panajachel and are meant to leave tomorrow morning, but I don´t think we will be going anywhere ... Read more >
Sat, 16 Apr 2011 | By sarahreinertsen | Views [406]
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
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 | By brianalexandercary | Views [347]
Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [223] | Scholarship Entry
I’ll never forget the day that I prayed before Father Gregory Schaffer, gazed into his hazel eyes through his large-lens glasses, and bowed my head over a chipped mug of steaming Arabica coffee – the best coffee I have ever tasted. In San Lucas Toliman, ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 | By andi | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 10 Sep 2008 | By seths-pad | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 17 Apr 2010 | By ingrid_nash | Photo Gallery
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