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Semuc Champey

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [2077]

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

Lake Atitlan, Semuc Champey, Guate

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 | By emsussman | Views [1067]

I have gotten lazy with writing so I have way too much to catch up on! I’m going to do one blog entry to write about the rest of the trips I have taken and I separate one to write about the last few weeks of my time in Antigua and at my orphanage.... Read more >

recent adventures

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 | By elawlor | Views [1056] | Comments [2]

I am currently living with a family in Xela and studying at a language school here just for a week since the mountain school was full this week. I have been studying 5 hours each afternoon with my teacher and have taken up coffee-drinking since I found ... Read more >

Tags: trekking

last day in guatemala

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 | By elawlor | Views [978] | Comments [1]

Sorry for my silence. I haven´t had much internet time recently. I am in Flores, Guatemala and will take a bus back to Belise in the morning. I will be wwoofig for two weeks and diving the blue hole before heading to Mexico for some more mayan ruins and ... Read more >

Monterrico

Sun, 28 Jul 2013 | By donkosarev | Views [800]

Monterrico is a town on the coast of the Atlantic coast with black sand. That is as much as I knew before I decided to head over there for the weekend immediately following the conclusion of the San Mateo construction project. I had images of hammocks, ... Read more >

la escuala de la montana

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 | By elawlor | Views [736] | Comments [2]

I love the mountain school! It is a little over an hour out of Xela and set in some green mountains with many small vilages surounding the area. Up to 14 students study in a week and we all live in a house at the school and eat our meals with our local ... Read more >

About my blog & trip

Tue, 4 Nov 2008 | By amil_patel | Views [684]

I thought it best to provide a brief outline of what I´ll be doing over the next 8 months to warrant a blog and also provide some pointers as to what you can expect from it. I´ve basically got 8 months off work to learn Spanish, do a bit of travelling ... Read more >

A Love Beyond Normality

Sat, 5 Sep 2015 | By tomcan | Views [600] | Video | Scholarship Entry

I recently graduated with a film degree and I am passionate about finding, creating and telling stories. I love to travel and explore new cultures and meet new people. Making documentary films is the most interesting and rewarding style of filmmaking ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia

the ego has landed...

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 | By laurahooker | Views [559] | Comments [1]

Well babies, I´m here in Guatemala in the amazingly beautiful colonial town of Antigua. Its hard to describe how truly gorgeous this place is. Huge stone churches, cobblestone streets, and mountains surrounding as far as the eye can see (ethereal mist ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Guatemaya 2

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 | By tempolibre | Views [501]

Cobán, 17 mai, 18h Après notre départ de Lanquín, on arrive à Cobán dans l'après-midi, le ciel est noir, la pluie nous assaille. Fini le soleil éternel, c'est le début de la saison des pluies! Après avoir parcouru un bon bout de la ville à pieds, ... Read more >

Tags: carnet de voyage

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

Adios to Xela

Sun, 17 May 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [379]

It was time to bid Xela "adios" and begin my transition back to the states with my daughter. We decided to make Antigua our final port of call. Trinis and Daniel were so very kind to save us the hot, hour long walk across town to the Minerva ... Read more >