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Tikal'd Pink

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

Tankers, danger, and the colonial capital

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1865]

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 >

Guatemala - muggy but not buggy

Tue, 2 Sep 2014 | By dannygoesdiving | Views [1860]

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 [971] | 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 >

Psychedelic souls and sky giants

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 >

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Mexico to Belize to Guatemala - Week One!

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 | By ash-clarey | Views [836] | 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 >

Country #2.........Guatemala..or getting there

Tue, 4 Nov 2008 | By heywoods1976 | Views [790] | Comments [1]

I was right to be concerned about getting in to Guatemala - not because of the border crossing itself - there is no information, but following other people and a bit of ear-wigging it became quite clear, but because of the logisitics issues on either ... Read more >

Tags: guatemala

It was nice but...

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 | By ghostofkrystenpast | Views [694]

“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

El Remate Stole My Heart

Sun, 1 Mar 2009 | By alleen | Views [546] | Comments [8]

Another week of school is behind me.   Friday we went to the market in San Francisco.   It is the largest market in Guatemala and was very interesting.   They had everything for sale from clothes, to house wares, to food, to live animals, to just ... Read more >

Tags: el remate, flores, san francisco, sunsets, tikal

First Impressions

Tue, 25 Feb 2014 | By alyssa730 | Views [502]

This country is beautiful!! The weather has been amazing so far and the landscape of Antigua is breathtaking! When I first arrived, I was taken here to Maximo Nivel to check in, and then brought to my "homestay"...I was under the impression that I would ... 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

arco de santa catalina

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 | By lvinagre | Views [315]

arco de santa catalina, la antigua, guatemala

Tags: arco de santa catalina la antigua guatemala

Photos: Guatemala

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 | By rubylucas | Photo Gallery


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A 'place' I have visited

Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By | Flickr Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I don't think anyone jumps from regular person to world citizen quite like a transracial adoptee. From the time I was born to an indigenous woman in Guatemala though my upbringing in an Irish-American family, I grew up with the task of learning to walk ... Read more >
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2013

Gallery: Guatemala & El Salvador

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 | By kathrynandruben | Photo Gallery


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