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La Casa de Federico

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1805]

"La Casa de Federico" is what I said to the driver as I got on the sardine-packed bus toward San Jose (in Guatemala, not Costa Rica). He knew precisely how to get there! Driving seemingly in a circle around Lake Peten it was pouring down ... Read more >

Tags: nature, organics, people

I am here

Thu, 4 Jan 2007 | By ghostofkrystenpast | Views [753]

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!

Guatemala: June 19th to 25th

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 | By lockers | Views [668]

On the 18 hour bus ride from Managua in Nicaragua to Guatemala City, I met an Australian girl, Monique, and, after being advised that it wasn't safe to get a public bus on a Sunday evening to Antigua, we shared a 30 ... Read more >

Day Eight

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 | By nelsjohnson | Views [621] | Video

The video is an excerpt from our Sat market scavenger hunt. (Paul`s looking for a live piglet, I think.) Imagine the Ferry Plaza market with raw sewage smell, bootleg Spanish DVDs and a shantytown vibe... I`d planned a weekend outing to a hotel in ... Read more >

General developments July 29th-Aug 2nd

Thu, 8 Aug 2013 | By donkosarev | Views [503]

This week was reminiscent of my earlier weeks in Guatemala, few volunteers with a more relaxed atmosphere. It was just me, Greg and Tom most days while Friday was only me and Freddy. Due to my continuing improvement in spanish and an atmosphere of mutual ... Read more >

¿¡ Have I taught you nothing ?!

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 | By sarahreinertsen | Views [446]

Our last day in Antigua before catching a flight to Flores and Tikal, Mom & I decided to get a touch adventurous and climb Pacaya Volcano. In the grand tradition of Developing Countries' Dubious Safety Protocols at Major National Treasures (see:... Read more >

Tags: guatamala, pacaya volcano, trekking

2 Bananas & a Pack of Pringles

Sat, 16 Aug 2014 | By emilybou | Views [438] | Video | Scholarship Entry

I have loved films since I can remember, my dad and I used to (still do) watch Alien marathons and the horror channel all weekend. From this I have loved filming, I use mostly a GoPro and whilst sometimes I get carried away with having fun rather than ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico

Antigua

Mon, 1 Sep 2008 | By blue | Views [415]

Antigua is a beautiful city...though a bit of a harrowing drive in a minibus. When we got to the Guatemalan border a French couple forgot their passports?! We waited at the border for them to be driven back to Copan. Luckily it is only 30 minutes away.... Read more >

Guatemala

Sat, 11 May 2013 | By joliver4567 | Views [407]

Hello all, Sorry that I've been a bit behind on the blog, but some places we don't have electricity yet alone Internet. Guatemala is hands down the best spoken Spanish that I've heard yet. Ie. I understand about 1 in 10 words.... We spent ... Read more >

Guatemala

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 | By brianalexandercary | Views [365]

Getaway

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 | By nelsjohnson | Views [277] | Comments [1]

This is our first ever attempt at travel-blogging. We'll do everything on wi-fi with the boys' iTouches, if it works. Today's our getaway day. Both Dena and I have been pretty stressed getting all the myriad details ready, but I'm sure that's nothing ... Read more >