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Guatemala - First impressions

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [1940]

  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 >

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Psychedelic souls and sky giants

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 | By compassrose | Views [849]

“¡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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the ego has landed...

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 | By laurahooker | Views [565] | 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 >

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Grateful for the Unexpected

Mon, 5 May 2014 | By happyfeet123 | Views [512] | Scholarship Entry

We finally stop and I jump off the bed of the truck. I follow a dirt driveway until I see a worn shanty, barely bigger than a one-car garage. Crouching into the one-room shack, doubt creeps into my consciousness. This is where the seven of us are to sleep ... Read more >

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First Impressions

Tue, 25 Feb 2014 | By alyssa730 | Views [510]

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 >

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Guatemala

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 | By brianalexandercary | Views [362]

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 >

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Gallery: Xela

Sat, 10 May 2008 | By all_powered_up | Photo Gallery

home from home?
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Gallery: Guatemala

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 | By robin | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Karla's Graduation

Sat, 2 Jun 2007 | By nat_and_chris | Photo Gallery

Karla's Graduation
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Gallery: Kites in Santiago Sacatepequez

Sat, 1 Nov 2008 | By heywoods1976 | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Central America

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 | By chelsearebecca | 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

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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