Destination: Guatemala

Guatemalan Highlights

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 | By mattso | Views [1447] | Comments [3]

Greetings once again :). I´ve been in Guatemala for the past 4 or 5 days since leaving the lovely coastline of Belize. We crossed the border without incident this time and endured a long bumpy bus ride to Flores, which is small little town on an island ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

perfect day so far!

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By moley | Views [1299] | 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

recent adventures

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 | By elawlor | Views [1064] | Comments [2]

I am currently living with a family in Xela and studying at a language school here just for a week since the mountain school was full this week. I have been studying 5 hours each afternoon with my teacher and have taken up coffee-drinking since I found ... Read more >

Tags: trekking

Psychedelic souls and sky giants

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 | By compassrose | Views [848]

“¡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

I am here

Thu, 4 Jan 2007 | By ghostofkrystenpast | Views [738]

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!

La Vida Guatemalteca...

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 | By priovolo | Views [722] | Comments [2]

So, here we are.. our last few days in, what seems to be, the mango and avocado capital of the world. We have consumed so many of the two that we find it hard to believe there are extras laying around. Currently in Flores (the north of the country), ... Read more >

the ego has landed...

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 | By laurahooker | Views [563] | 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

Antigua, Guatemala

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 | By 120thst | Views [497]

We arrived in Antigua on Thursday.  We took a shuttle (read: minivan), during the ride, two of the seat-backs broke, including the ONE we were sharing.  People got out along the way, though, so it wasn´t as bad as the ride from Chiquimula.  Antigua ... Read more >

Ruins & Revolutionaries

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 | By hcr64 | Views [468]

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 >

This One Time I Hiked a Volcano

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By | Views [380] | Scholarship Entry

Everyone has a "hit list" right? Not the kind of hit list where you name the people you want killed off (bad form to put that sort of thing in writing); rather, a list of travel stories you can tell to just about any crowd. My audience is typically ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Guatemala

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 | By brianalexandercary | Views [359]

Gallery: Guate Guate!

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 | By jillians | Photo Gallery

Gallery: San Pedro and Antigua

Wed, 14 May 2008 | By stu_n_anna | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Guatemala

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 | By seths-pad | Photo Gallery

Photos: Guatemala

Fri, 15 Nov 2013 | By mearle | Photo Gallery