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Trek up Volcan Santa Maria

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 | By amil_patel | Views [4284]

We went for a trek up Volcan Santa Maria the other with my Spanish school in Xela. Santa Maria is a volcano with an altitude of 3768m above see level at the top and it was definitely one of the most impressive hikes that I´ve done. Santa Maria itself ... Read more >

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Daytrips from Xela over the past few weeks

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 | By amil_patel | Views [1746] | Comments [1]

I´ve been on a number of daytrips to villages/volcanos/hot springs around Xela while I´ve been studing Spanish during the daytime. Laguna de Chicabal A couple of weekends ago we went up to the Laguna Chicabal which is a lake formed in the crater ... Read more >

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Lake Atitlan, Semuc Champey, Guate

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 | By emsussman | Views [1089]

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 >

Irtra!!!

Sat, 5 Jan 2013 | By emsussman | Views [977]

Sunday morning we left for the infamous Irtra, the hot spot for Guatemalan Jews for Christmas.  It is a humungous series of hotels and restaurants with two swimming pools, a small bowling alley, mini golf, a spa, raquetball courts, and massive green ... Read more >

guatemala, a country of coincidences

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 | By ladyd | Views [959]

I honestly can´t believe I have been here in Guatemala for only two days. It feels like a lifetime ago that I left West 4th Street for LaGuardia. My time here so far has been split between the colonial city of Antigua and currently in what they call ... Read more >

Psychedelic souls and sky giants

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 | By compassrose | Views [860]

“¡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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Getting to Antigua Guatemala

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 | By steve_and_emma | Views [781]

Our 6am tourist shuttle bus ($20) to Antigua duly picked us up and a mere 20mins later we were at La Florida and preparing to cross over into Guatemala.  We were the only vehicle trying to cross at that time and it was a pleasure to go through the ... Read more >

A Love Beyond Normality

Sat, 5 Sep 2015 | By tomcan | Views [616] | 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

El Remate Stole My Heart

Sun, 1 Mar 2009 | By alleen | Views [564] | Comments [8]

Another week of school is behind me.   Friday we went to the market in San Francisco.   It is the largest market in Guatemala and was very interesting.   They had everything for sale from clothes, to house wares, to food, to live animals, to just ... Read more >

Tags: el remate, flores, san francisco, sunsets, tikal

On the bus… literally

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [274] | Scholarship Entry

Matteo, my travel mate and I got on another bus, from Escuintla, right after the Guatemala border, to Antigua, our first stop in this new country. The vehicle was an ex USA school-bus: a gorgeous rectangular tin painted of a shining red in the background ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By timothybrooks | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

My name is Timothy Brooks; I am a passionate environmental photojournalist, and I am inspired to use images to change the world. When I was eleven, I started to seriously pursue photography. I immersed myself in foreign cultures and traveled to exotic ... Read more >
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Tags: travel photography scholarship 2012

Gallery: Volunteering in Guatemala

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 | By andi | Photo Gallery


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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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Photos: Guatemala

Fri, 4 Feb 2011 | By dschneider87888 | Photo Gallery

Fishing trip with my brother and friends
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Photos: Guatemala

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 | By rubylucas | Photo Gallery


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