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Botfly

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [6100]

The botfly. It may sound like something out of a sci-fi movie: perhaps a robotic fly with a camera that can fly into all those little hard-to-reach places and find out what's going on and what we can learn. Trust me, it's anything but! The human botfly ... Read more >

Guatemala!

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 | By henrique | Views [4301] | Comments [2]

  Um conhecido ditado entre os viajantes é de que quem faz a viagem são as pessoas que você encontra.   Já chega até a ser um clichê, em todas as línguas, mas não deixa de ser verdade. A Guatemala foi um dos países que mais gostei. Não sei se foi ... Read more >

Tankers, danger, and the colonial capital

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1897]

With Semuc Champey wrapped up, I began my journey toward Antigua. In the cab of a big rig I was, going up the winding and gravel road out of Lanquin and onto the road toward Guatemala City. Up a series of twists, turns, and hairbends, it took over ... Read more >

Lake Atitlan, Semuc Champey, Guate

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 | By emsussman | Views [1069]

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 >

Lago Atitilan

Mon, 27 Dec 2010 | By djnlacey | Views [1019]

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

Saving the planet (well, a forest in Guatemala)

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 | By amil_patel | Views [998] | Comments [1]

I started my voluntary work in Xela about 3 weeks ago which was pretty easy to find. A couple of people I know decided it would be a good idea to promise to replace a forest that got infected with some kind of disease. Instead of saying we would plant ... Read more >

Tags: volunteer work

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

A Local Encounter that Changed my Perspective - Driving Too Hard a Bargain

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By | Views [238] | Scholarship Entry

When shopping in exotic markets filled with colorful goods around the world, it’s often too easy to be swept up into the excitement of securing a bargain. Don’t get me wrong, in most markets haggling is customary, and indeed in some places vendors would ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013

Gallery: Karla's Graduation

Sat, 2 Jun 2007 | By nat_and_chris | Photo Gallery

Karla's Graduation
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Gallery: more belize a bit of guatamala

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 | By aprillabbe | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Weekend trip to Tikal

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 | By muimui2009 | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Central America

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 | By chelsearebecca | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Antigua

Sun, 4 Feb 2007 | By pen-eddie | Photo Gallery


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Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 | By sergiosphotography | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Hello, my name es Sergio Osorio, I am from Guatemala and I love Photography, eventually I will travel just to visit places to take pictures and usually I will woke up early on days that I know people will be out of the streets or sleeping, like the holidays, ... Read more >
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Tags: #2011wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2011

A trip to Lake Atitlan and the Mystical Yoga Farm

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

I am a Miami, FL based photojournalist eager to continue to travel. Being able to explore new countries and engage with different people is what it is all about to me. I am so captivated and inspired when traveling and find my best photographs are captured ... Read more >
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Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship


 

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