Destination: Guatemala

Semuc Champey

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [2058]

I rise up this morning to take a test of my true adventureness! Whilst El Retiro boasts a beautiful setting, I regret staying here. They're nice enough to let me store my bag as I stuck 50 quetzales (price of admission to Semuc Champey) in my pocket.... Read more >

Tags: water

Guatemala - First impressions

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [1925]

  Now we know why few people bring a car into Central America.   Even before we reached the border between Mexico and Guatemala we picked up a guide.   He and his son directed us to follow their motorcycle then handled our exit from Mexico and the ... Read more >

Tags: People

Guatemala - muggy but not buggy

Tue, 2 Sep 2014 | By dannygoesdiving | Views [1833]

I have a belief that a holiday doesn't start until you have survived the horrors of Miami International Airport, even with its improvements the whole experience is something that nightmares are made of and I'm surprised it doesn't feature in a horror ... Read more >

Guatemala short stories

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 | By theladykelly | Views [962] | Comments [2]

Antigua Cobblestone streets paved our way to recovery. An overload of beautiful food replenished us hungry-for-vegie kids. Tofu stirfry, banana bread goodness, Jakes market breakfast cooking skills atop our leafy garden roof. Buena Vista Social Club ... Read more >

Mexico to Belize to Guatemala - Week One!

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 | By ash-clarey | Views [825] | Comments [2]

Hi All We are having an absolute blast! This is most definitely the life. Since our last message we have been through Belize and into Guatemala. Belize is an amazing country but just too expensive for us. We were on the islands in the Carribean ... Read more >

The Land of the Eternal Spring

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By | Views [577] | Scholarship Entry

Sitting in the back of the immense white pickup, I thumped my way up the mountain towards our final destination in Guatemala, Semuc Champey. My knuckles whitened as I gripped the edges of the truck. Each time we hit a pothole or hillock on the dirt ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Wet and Wild in Guatemala

Mon, 6 Aug 2007 | By didne | Views [487]

The rainy season is now in full swing, i´m getting regular soakings. I have NO clean clothes apart from what im wearing now, everything else has been packed wet and is STINKING !!! Nothing´l dry and i´m still looking for a laundrette. DAY 186 MON 6 ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

Day 43 - Guatemala

Wed, 9 Jul 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [355]

Today was another long transit day with three buses and road border crossings into Guatemala from Mexico. We made it safe & sound to the quiet mountain transit town of Quetzaltenango or Xela as the locals call it. Whilst the road trip was a ... Read more >

Day Two Mayan Girls

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 | By nelsjohnson | Views [201] | Video

Gallery: Extreme Adventure - 2 day hike to the Crater of Santiaguito

Mon, 9 Mar 2009 | By amil_patel | Photo Gallery

Photos: Central America

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 | By chelsearebecca | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Guatemala & El Salvador

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 | By kathrynandruben | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Kites in Santiago Sacatepequez

Sat, 1 Nov 2008 | By heywoods1976 | Photo Gallery

A trip to Lake Atitlan and the Mystical Yoga Farm

Mon, 27 Oct 2014 | By alexmarkow | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship

Photos: Guatemala and Honduras.

Mon, 5 Nov 2012 | By margitpirsch | Photo Gallery