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Chicken Bus Challenge

Fri, 3 Apr 2009 | By rachel_and_daniel | Views [5601] | Comments [1]

Missing the direct bus from Chichicastenango to Quetzaltenango (Xela), in the west of the country, we instead got a chicken bus to the junction with the InterAmericana at Los Encuentros. We were ushered onto a chicken bus by the youthful, ... Read more >

Tags: mad guatemalan bus drivers, near death experiences

Just Me and Dad in Guatemala

Fri, 1 Apr 2011 | By disorientednomad | Views [909]

One day, I was looking at the "1,000 places to go before you die" book, and I saw Tikal. I thought, "I want to go there" so I asked my parents (I was visiting them at the time) if anyone wanted to go for my 30th birthday. My ... Read more >

Tags: 30th birthday, family, guatemala, milky way, santiago atitlan, spanish, tikal, traveling

A Love Beyond Normality

Sat, 5 Sep 2015 | By tomcan | Views [582] | 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

Flores and Lanquin

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 | By stu_n_anna | Views [558]

After a dusty drive from the border, we arrived in Flores. It´s a pretty little town built on an island in the middle of a lake. We found a hostel with a room, not that great, but a really nice roof deck with stunning lake views, and hammocks! After ... Read more >

the ego has landed...

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 >

Tags: Sightseeing

Chichinecatenango and antigua, Guatemala 1407-16/07

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 | By kymp76 | Views [522]

Panahechel is on a lake front, down in a valley. THe road out of this town in long and windy. Unfortunately with all the rain we had, the main road out was blocked by landslides. So we took the longer way out. Managed to get to Chichinecastengo which ... Read more >

san marcos de atitlan

Sat, 17 May 2008 | By liliwanderlust | Views [493]

this magnificent flower blossoms just for one night

Burn baby burn

Wed, 14 May 2008 | By stu_n_anna | Views [439]

After the authenticity of Xela and the laidbackness (bordering on horizontal) of San Pedro, Antigua was a slight shock. The guide books say, "In the list of true Guatemalan towns, Antigua would feature at the bottom". This is certainly as ... Read more >