Destination: Guatemala
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Mon, 9 Mar 2009 | By amil_patel | Views [3372]
Following the Extreme Adventure to the crater of Volcan Santiaguito, I spent last week exploring the "virgin territory" ( as Don Eduardo likes to call it) of Guatemala that is near the Mexican border in Huehuetenango. Don Eduardo (owner of ... Read more >
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By moley | Views [1296] | 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, 12 Nov 2012 | By margitpirsch | Views [1142]
We got to experience the Mayan ruins around Palenque and after crossing the border to Guatemala the even more impressive Mayan temples in Tikal.
Crossing the border: we had no visa for Mexico ( somehow we managed to just breeze through the crossing ... Read more >
Mon, 25 Mar 2013 | By emsussman | Views [1067]
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 >
Mon, 27 Dec 2010 | By djnlacey | Views [1011]
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
Fri, 1 Apr 2011 | By disorientednomad | Views [929]
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
Tue, 21 Mar 2017 | By compassrose | Views [844]
“¡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
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 | By liliwanderlust | Views [830]
i met joe or crazy horse in puerto morelos, mexico. he was dubbed little bear by the mayan sage, he had met in los angeles 7 years ago. an ancient mayan - one from a higher dimension, with the ability to know past and future and apparate with a body ... Read more >
Tue, 4 Nov 2008 | By heywoods1976 | Views [793] | 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 >
Tags: guatemala
Tue, 23 Oct 2012 | By hcr64 | Views [462]
Spent a couple of very pleasant days in Palenque in the hot sunshine & torrential rain. Took ourselves to the site of the ruins on a local bus which was much cheaper than the shuttles for tourists. Was a stunning place, much smaller than Tikal but ... Read more >
Wed, 14 May 2014 | By | Views [355] | Scholarship Entry
Especially if you are there to discuss the reality of Latin American countries, and to discuss peacemaking, It feels like a little lie locals are telling you just to give the impression their country is somewhat 'special'. The taxi driver that picked ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [223] | Scholarship Entry
I’ll never forget the day that I prayed before Father Gregory Schaffer, gazed into his hazel eyes through his large-lens glasses, and bowed my head over a chipped mug of steaming Arabica coffee – the best coffee I have ever tasted. In San Lucas Toliman, ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Sun, 18 Nov 2012 | By hcarson | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
A fellow from Ireland was telling me about his love of music. He described the feeling of playing on a guitar, how much it meant to him and inspired him.He asked “What's comparable for you?” My answer was simple,“cameras, photography”.What started off ...
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Tags: guatemala, photography, scholarship
Tue, 8 Aug 2006 | By shaz | Photo Gallery
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