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Thu, 29 Jan 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [4284]
We are staying at the moment with a local family, of Melida Ortez and Domingo Rodrigez. The first week they had 3 granddaughters staying with them = Melida 8, Melani 5 and Mariordi 4, but this week only Melanie remains. We have a plain room ... Read more >
Tue, 19 May 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [1517]
The hike to Pacaya was not particularly difficult. The route is shown here on this trail map: 2.28 km (1.4 miles) with an elevation gain of 302 m (990 ft). Some people hire horses -- see "caballo y guia" photo in gallery.
Tue, 19 Jan 2010 | By elawlor | Views [730] | Comments [2]
I love the mountain school! It is a little over an hour out of Xela and set in some green mountains with many small vilages surounding the area. Up to 14 students study in a week and we all live in a house at the school and eat our meals with our local ... Read more >
Fri, 9 Feb 2007 | By ghostofkrystenpast | Views [721]
I went to the lake this weekend, and it was nice. That sums it up pretty good actually, but I suppose that if I were to try and get more specific I could say that (almost) the whole group of us headed for Santiago on the shores of Lake Atitlan ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Wed, 25 Feb 2009 | By soyeldustin | Views [613] | Comments [1]
ive been slacking on this, sorry. Whats new: On valentines day I met a girl in the park who was bumming out because she had nothing to do, and it was such a great day to have something to do. I was in the same situation, so we went out and had some ... Read more >
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By kelseyapple | Views [587] | Scholarship Entry
Utopia is a perfect name for this hostel, a huge hardwood building with no walls right in the middle of the Guatemalan jungle. From my 2nd floor hammock (30 Quetzals per night) I could see the lime green glow of fireflies buzzing around the trees in ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
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 >
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Thu, 12 Apr 2012 | By baskets_in_a_ring | Views [541] | Scholarship Entry
Three barefoot and dark skin guys stood up besides Cahobón River. This river is part of ‘Semuc Champey’, a nature reserve formed of rivers and waterfalls, in northern Guatemala, near the Atlantic Coast. These guys were barely 12 years old, and hardly ... Read more >
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Wed, 8 Sep 2010 | By kalamina | Views [495]
Semuc Champey was amazing!!! First of all we got to ride in the back of a pick-up truck to the caves, which was a lot of fun considering the road was bearly wide enough for 1 car let alone when you had to pass someone else. Then we had to traverse a waterfall ... Read more >
Mon, 22 Jul 2013 | By donkosarev | Views [487]
This week was the last in San Mateo. A project that has lasted 6 weeks, the goal of which was the completion of a wall on the third floor of Provecenh, an place for kids to receive tutoring after regular school hours and instruction in IT and agriculture ... Read more >
Thu, 28 May 2015 | By | Views [484] | Scholarship Entry
We are leaving Guatemala tomorrow, and I really wish I could have gotten to know some of the girls at Abriendos Oportunidades on a deeper level. Each of them has a unique story to tell, different insights to share, and so much ability to inspire! To make ... Read more >
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Sat, 12 Apr 2008 | By aprillabbe | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 20 Jan 2009 | By amil_patel | Photo Gallery
Trek to the highest point in central america at 4222m
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Thu, 17 Nov 2011 | By jambopablo | Photo Gallery
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