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Mon, 12 May 2014 | By | Views [1547] | Scholarship Entry
“Quiche, Quiche, Quiche” is all I could hear from the ayudante amongst running toward the bus, bagless, in the chaotic bus depot of Quetzaltenango. My bag was with another man, a local, in a red plaid shirt adorned with a cowboy hat. My bag was hurled ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Thu, 5 Jan 2012 | By doodledawn | Views [1263]
Geographically speaking, I haven't moved that much from where I was last week, but sometimes I need to hibernate for a few days to catch my breath. I am currently in Rio Dulce, a small town 30 minutes down-river from Livingston, my port of entry from ... Read more >
Tags: guatemala, hotel kangaroo, relaxing, rio dulce
Mon, 3 Aug 2009 | By joealotto13 | Views [984] | Comments [1]
Volcan Santa Maria is an extinct volcano located just next to Xela, where i´m studying spanish. I did a day hike with a bunch of the school where I´m studying spanish one saturday. It was pretty uneventful and a pretty easy hike but it was a nice view ... Read more >
Tags: guatemala, santa maria, volcano
Fri, 4 Jan 2013 | By emsussman | Views [865] | 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 >
Tue, 21 Mar 2017 | By compassrose | Views [856]
“¡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 >
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Tue, 4 Nov 2008 | By heywoods1976 | Views [805] | Comments [1]
I was right to be concerned about getting in to Guatemala - not because of the border crossing itself - there is no information, but following other people and a bit of ear-wigging it became quite clear, but because of the logisitics issues on either ... Read more >
Tags: guatemala
Tue, 25 Feb 2014 | By alyssa730 | Views [518]
This country is beautiful!! The weather has been amazing so far and the landscape of Antigua is breathtaking! When I first arrived, I was taken here to Maximo Nivel to check in, and then brought to my "homestay"...I was under the impression that I would ... Read more >
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 | By eurocharles | Views [500]

After deciding which Eurail ticket to buy, i finally chose the Global Pass for 10 Days in 2 months. Yes, i will have to buy another one later. Anyway, the thing the surprised me was the speed of delivery. I just bought this thing on July 3 and today ... Read more >
Tue, 23 Oct 2012 | By hcr64 | Views [484]
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 >
Fri, 29 Jul 2011 | By lvinagre | Views [323]
arco de santa catalina, la antigua, guatemala
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Wed, 18 Mar 2009 | By muimui2009 | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 13 Jul 2009 | By k-lero | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 4 Feb 2011 | By dschneider87888 | Photo Gallery
Fishing trip with my brother and friends
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Thu, 28 Jun 2007 | By moley | Photo Gallery
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