Destination: Guatemala
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Tue, 21 Dec 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [2969]
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
Tue, 27 Feb 2007 | By pen-eddie | Views [1893] | Comments [1]
We had a bit of an adventure getting to Flores, the place from which we planned to visit the ruins of Tikal in Guatemala´s north. When we were in Antigua, we booked ourselves a bus ticket from Antigua to Flores, we later realised that we would need to ... Read more >
Tags: I should have known better!
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1854]
With Semuc Champey wrapped up, I began my journey toward Antigua. In the cab of a big rig I was, going up the winding and gravel road out of Lanquin and onto the road toward Guatemala City. Up a series of twists, turns, and hairbends, it took over ... Read more >
Fri, 30 Mar 2007 | By alyssa_schwartz | Views [1235] | Comments [3]
I am officially in love with Guatemala. I guess I had to come to the lake to figure this out so I´m very glad we made the trip. After departing Antigua Trish and I had a few lovely hours on a shuttle bus viewing Guatemala´s highland region. Here the ... Read more >
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Mon, 27 Dec 2010 | By djnlacey | Views [998]
From Chichicastenango, we took a windy bus ride heading south to the volcano flanked Lake Atitlan. From the bus stop in Panajachel, we took a launcha (small motor boat) to San Marcos, a small town known for it's mystical feel. We checked into the ... Read more >
Tags: cliff jumping, fireworks, guatemala, kayaks, lago atitlan, mayan sauna, new years eve, san marcos, san pedro volcano, yoga
Tue, 21 Mar 2017 | By compassrose | Views [837]
“¡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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Sat, 24 Nov 2007 | By laurahooker | Views [759] | Comments [3]
So, in the event that you are wondering how I am getting to all of the fabulous places that I visit: sadly darlings its not all private jets and yachts for little Laura down in central america. In realitly it is mostly "shuttles"-code for ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Mon, 14 Apr 2008 | By priovolo | Views [712] | Comments [2]
So, here we are.. our last few days in, what seems to be, the mango and avocado capital of the world. We have consumed so many of the two that we find it hard to believe there are extras laying around. Currently in Flores (the north of the country), ... Read more >
Mon, 17 Mar 2014 | By alyssa730 | Views [537]
So this week and weekend was another classic week in Guatemala. Most of the week was the typical Antigua life. I have 2 tandem language partners now. One Guatemalan girl at 9am and a Venezuelan girl at 10am. It's really great because we meet up for an ... Read more >
Tue, 23 Oct 2012 | By hcr64 | Views [459]
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 >
Thu, 9 Apr 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [370]
We had to wait an hour or so for Santiaquito to do her regular thing below us. With the sun up the wind and cold fog disappeared and waiting was a delight. See more in the Santa María photo gallery.
Wed, 14 May 2014 | By | Views [264] | Scholarship Entry
I had arisen to thundershowers and lightening bolts, howling monkeys, and wide-eyed owls hidden in the grass of my pathway towards Tower IV. It was the madrugada, the wee hours of the morning, and the forest was heaving green and blue, dumping buckets ... Read more >
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Sat, 15 Dec 2007 | By jillians | Photo Gallery
friole y arroz
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Thu, 15 Jan 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 15 Nov 2013 | By mearle | Photo Gallery
Backpacking through Guatemala
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