Destination: Guatemala

December - Quema del Diablo (Burning of the Devil), Guatemala

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 | By worldfestivals | Views [8125] | Video

Location: Guatemala City and Antigua, Guatemala Dates: 7 December Level of Participation: 2 – you’ll be watching, unless you fancy throwing out some rubbish Description: If you want some good ... Read more >

Tags: guatemala, quema del diablo, world festivals

Tikal'd Pink

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [2986]

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

guatemala, a country of coincidences

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 | By ladyd | Views [955]

I honestly can´t believe I have been here in Guatemala for only two days. It feels like a lifetime ago that I left West 4th Street for LaGuardia. My time here so far has been split between the colonial city of Antigua and currently in what they call ... Read more >

Psychedelic souls and sky giants

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 | By compassrose | Views [853]

“¡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

Mexico to Belize to Guatemala - Week One!

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 | By ash-clarey | Views [844] | 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 >

holy xela! (´´shay-luh´´)

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 | By soyeldustin | Views [709] | Comments [2]

1.22.09- Woke up, and had to get my 2nd rabies shot... I hate dogs now. We got on a chicken bus, and rode it around the lake. More spectacular views. About 4 hours of uncomfortable busses, finally we´re way way up in the mountains. We drove through ... Read more >

Voluntariado #1

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 | By tempolibre | Views [576]

El Retiro Lodge, Lanquin, 30 de abril Llegamos hace unos días y todavía estamos descubriendo poco a poco el lugar y su funcionamiento. Aurora, como habla perfectamente el español, trabaja en recepción (horarios: 7-9.30 AM y 4-19 PM), y ... Read more >

Tags: volontariat

the ego has landed...

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 | By laurahooker | Views [566] | 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 >

Tags: Sightseeing

Monterrico weekend! Oh..and I taught a whole class in Spanish?!

Mon, 17 Mar 2014 | By alyssa730 | Views [547]

So this week and weekend was another classic week in Guatemala. Most of the week was the typical Antigua life. I have 2 tandem language partners now. One Guatemalan girl at 9am and a Venezuelan girl at 10am. It's really great because we meet up for an ... Read more >

Train Tickets ready!

Sat, 5 Jul 2008 | By eurocharles | Views [498]

After deciding which Eurail ticket to buy, i finally chose the Global Pass for 10 Days in 2 months. Yes, i will have to buy another one later. Anyway, the thing the surprised me was the speed of delivery. I just bought this thing on July 3 and today ... Read more >

Gallery: Guate Guate!

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 | By jillians | Photo Gallery

Gallery: xela

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 | By soyeldustin | Photo Gallery

Photos: Guatemala

Wed, 25 Feb 2015 | By cubannomad | Photo Gallery

Tags: antigua

Photos: Guatemalan Highlands - Volcanoes anyone?

Wed, 11 May 2011 | By elis82 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Panaje al

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 | By kymp76 | Photo Gallery