Destination: Guatemala
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Mon, 21 Nov 2011 | By worldfestivals | Views [8125] | Video
Location: Guatemala City and Antigua, Guatemala Dates: 7 December Level of Participation: 2 – you’ll be watching, unless you fancy throwing out some rubbish Description: If you want some good ... Read more >
Tags: guatemala, quema del diablo, world festivals
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By moley | Views [1312] | Comments [1]
In a small wee town called Flores Gautemala. Yesterday Jo and I decided to swim in the lake outside the hotel. We sat in the water which was teeming with fish and looked across the further bank. It was beautiful, the sun was shining and we were in ... Read more >
Tags: Laughter
Mon, 27 Dec 2010 | By djnlacey | Views [1038]
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 [859]
“¡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 >
Tags: 2017 writing scholarship
Thu, 4 Jan 2007 | By ghostofkrystenpast | Views [749]
Just a quick note to let everyone know I'm ok. Still setteling in, will write more soon. Arrived yesterday to the beautiful sights and sounds that are Guatemala. The scenery is breathtaking. I am staying with the Morelas family. They ... Read more >
Tags: Lost!
Tue, 12 Jun 2012 | By tempolibre | Views [583]
El
Retiro Lodge, Lanquin, 30 de abril
Llegamos hace
unos días y todavía estamos descubriendo poco a poco el lugar y su
funcionamiento. Aurora, como habla perfectamente el español, trabaja en recepción
(horarios: 7-9.30 AM y 4-19 PM), y ... Read more >
Tags: volontariat
Sun, 1 Mar 2009 | By alleen | Views [560] | 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
Sun, 1 Feb 2009 | By soyeldustin | Views [517] | Comments [1]
1-30 Woke up to an awesome breakfast. I figure I should say something about it. We usually have mosh (hot milk+cornflakes) with a fried egg, toast and sometimes either a steamed plantain or black beans. And coffee. lots of coffee. Its been a big change ... Read more >
Mon, 18 May 2015 | By nomadicdron | Views [516]
It is said that a family is something we get when we are born, but friends are the ones we choose ourselves. From our childhood to the days of our old age; friends are the ones who go along with us in all our ups and downs in life. They know our deepest ... Read more >
Tags: guatemala volunteering, volunteer abroad, volunteering in guatemala
Fri, 1 Oct 2010 | By kalamina | Views [475]
Hi everyone, this is just a quick blog to let everyone know that although there are landslides here at the moment we are both fine. Right now we are still in Panajachel and are meant to leave tomorrow morning, but I don´t think we will be going anywhere ... Read more >
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 | By sheree | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 29 Jul 2010 | By sobrea | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 3 Jul 2013 | By border | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Since I read, “If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough” I got stunned. I live in a violent country so I started to get closer to the migration reality, which is hard and dangerous to explore. I visited the Mexico frontier with Guatemala ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2013
Tue, 18 Nov 2014 | By nancykent | 
Flickr Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
The love affair began at age 12 with a cheap point & shoot. Looking back those snap shots weren’t anything special, but at the time they were everything. It was then that I forged a bond with photography that would never be broken. I am a bit of a dinosaur ...
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Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship