Destination: Guatemala
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Sun, 11 Jan 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [926]
We caught a collectivo from Comitan and it dropped us outside immigration at the border of Mexico. We actually lined up and Carol was first and presented her passport, of course the man couldn't find an entry stamp so asked for her tourist card. She ... Read more >
Fri, 4 Jan 2013 | By emsussman | Views [843] | 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 [833]
“¡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 [785] | 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 >
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Mon, 14 Apr 2008 | By priovolo | Views [704] | 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 >
Fri, 26 Oct 2007 | By laurahooker | Views [556] | 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 >
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Mon, 18 May 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [504]
A large church in the morning haze laying in ruins still from the 1773 earthquake that took Santiago (Antigua), Guatemala. Took this photo one morning from the rooftop terrace of our posada.
Tue, 25 Feb 2014 | By alyssa730 | Views [492]
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, 2 May 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [345]
For some more T2C training I took on this hillside behind our house but I don't know what it is called. From what I could pick up it is probably around 8,000 ft at the top and overlooks Xela at 7,500 feet below. For my birthday Mateo took me up it, ... Read more >
Tue, 13 May 2014 | By | Views [311] | Scholarship Entry
San Pedro, Guatemala is a small town situated around the deepest lake in Central America, Lago Atitlan. The lake is actually a gigantic crater formed by an ancient volcano, there is even rumored to be an ancient Mayan village lurking in its depths. Furthermore ... Read more >
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Mon, 22 Jun 2009 | By daveymoore82 | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 31 May 2011 | By elis82 | Photo Gallery
Photos from Lago de Atitlan, Antigua, Semuc Champey, Flores and Tikal
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Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By | 
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I don't think anyone jumps from regular person to world citizen quite like a transracial adoptee. From the time I was born to an indigenous woman in Guatemala though my upbringing in an Irish-American family, I grew up with the task of learning to walk ...
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Tue, 4 Nov 2014 | By uriah | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Every moment of freedom of mine is spent in a quest to challenge myself and explore the vast world in which I live in. I was born in Pea Ridge, Arkansas and lived a life where exploration was my means of entertainment. Backpacking through the Ozark National ...
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Sun, 8 Mar 2015 | By cubannomad | Photo Gallery
This is a town 30 minutes from Antigua where I work as a volunteer at an after school program.
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