Destination: Guatemala
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Tue, 21 Dec 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [2971]
After crossing the border into Guatemala we jumped on a bus heading towards the capital. The ride took longer than expected because we had to wait two hours in a small town to pick up new passengers. This meant we had all sorts of opportunities to ... Read more >
Tags: antigua, chichicastenango, coban, flores, lake atitlan, san pedro, santiago de atitlan, star wars, tikal, volcano pacaya
Sun, 21 Feb 2010 | By sierrayla-1 | Views [2698] | Comments [1]
My relaxing weekend was just that. I hadn’t realized that I had been going nonstop for two weeks, and hadn’t slept past 7A in all that time. The next week was pretty uneventful. It was filled with Spanish class. I decided to go on a trip ... Read more >
Tags: antigua, guatemala, tikal, volcano
Mon, 17 Dec 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [1935]
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
Fri, 30 May 2008 | By ma_and_pa | Views [1541]
t We all arrived in Guatemala on May 18th into Guatemala City and headed straight to the town of Antigua about 40 minutes from the airport. We will be staying with a family in Antigua while Amy and Turgay take Spanish lessons in the morning and explore ... Read more >
Tags: anigua, chocotenago, guatemala, pacaya, volcano
Thu, 21 Feb 2008 | By mattso | Views [1440] | 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
Mon, 27 Dec 2010 | By djnlacey | Views [1005]
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
Tue, 21 Mar 2017 | By compassrose | Views [843]
“¡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, 16 Jan 2007 | By ghostofkrystenpast | Views [696]
“Please, please, please just check my bed for scorpions,” I knew I was asking for a reason. My first night in Monterrico was not off to a great start. I had Emilie check my bed for me before I got into it; the first thing she did was lift ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
Wed, 10 Jul 2013 | By donkosarev | Views [570]
Monday may perhaps be the last day at which the number of volunteers was restricted to a small number, 4 with the arrival of one new volunteer, Mariella. The first 2 hours were rather slow as Juan Jose took both Mariella and Rachel for what turned out ... Read more >
Thu, 28 Jun 2012 | By tempolibre | Views [498]
Cobán, 17 mai, 18h
Après notre départ de Lanquín, on arrive à Cobán dans l'après-midi, le ciel
est noir, la pluie nous assaille. Fini le soleil éternel, c'est le début de la saison des pluies! Après
avoir parcouru un bon bout de la ville à pieds, ... Read more >
Tags: carnet de voyage
Sun, 17 May 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [376]
It was time to bid Xela "adios" and begin my transition back to the states with my daughter. We decided to make Antigua our final port of call. Trinis and Daniel were so very kind to save us the hot, hour long walk across town to the Minerva ... Read more >
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 | By amil_patel | Photo Gallery
Photos from Oaxaca and trip to Monte Alban
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Mon, 24 Nov 2008 | By amil_patel | Photo Gallery
photos from the hike up volcan santa maria
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Fri, 18 Apr 2008 | By ladyd | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 23 Nov 2014 | By srzema | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
My eyes widened as young women desperately ran up to stopped cars in an attempt to sell fruit for mere pocket change. I gasped as gaunt, starving dogs covered in flies rummaged through trash cans for a morsel of food, despite the bystanders hurling rocks ...
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