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Tue, 2 Dec 2008 | By amil_patel | Views [1725] | Comments [1]
I´ve been on a number of daytrips to villages/volcanos/hot springs around Xela while I´ve been studing Spanish during the daytime. Laguna de Chicabal A couple of weekends ago we went up to the Laguna Chicabal which is a lake formed in the crater ... Read more >
Tags: day trips
Thu, 7 Feb 2008 | By connieandjohn | Views [1596] | Comments [1]
The crown jewels of Mayan civilization are Tikal, Chichen Itza, Palenque, Uxmal, and Copan and now we have visited all of them. Like the others Copan was occupied from around 1400 BC until 600 AD and then declined. It lacks the towering pyramids ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Mon, 29 Jan 2007 | By ghostofkrystenpast | Views [814]
I´m not really sure that that title has anything to do with this entry, except maybe for the fact that I´m not sure that this entry is actually going anywhere. Basically I´m bored and have nothing better to do than sit here and ramble for a little while.... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Tue, 19 Jan 2010 | By elawlor | Views [734] | 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 >
Mon, 5 May 2014 | By happyfeet123 | Views [510] | 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 >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Tue, 26 May 2015 | By | Views [484] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
“Move over, señoras y señores! Go on, lady - move to the back please, there’s plenty of space!” The driver’s assistant is rearranging the passengers on the already packed bus to make room for more. After a few months in Guatemala, this feels like a ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Tue, 23 Oct 2012 | By hcr64 | Views [460]
Spent a couple of very pleasant days in Palenque in the hot sunshine & torrential rain. Took ourselves to the site of the ruins on a local bus which was much cheaper than the shuttles for tourists. Was a stunning place, much smaller than Tikal but ... Read more >
Sun, 26 May 2013 | By laurenphillips16 | Views [310]
When stagnation sets in, and you're no longer learning new things about yourself and testing your limits, its time to get on the road again...
Don't get me wrong, it is absolutely beautiful here. Surrounded by Lake Atitlan, beautiful jungle and 3 ... Read more >
Tags: guatemala., on the road
Tue, 25 Mar 2008 | By aprillabbe | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By itai | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Travel is my greatest passion. It drives me intensely to explore places, people and ideas which are indissociable to me. Filling my senses and mind as I travel has always brought me great joy. One day though, I discovered that I could share this feeling ...
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Tags: travel photography scholarship 2012
Mon, 7 Nov 2011 | By anrea | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I am passionate about other cultures and social concerns. Photography is an excellent tool for exploring these themes and a way of educating others about them. I love telling stories through photography and how it can bring faraway worlds and the lives ...
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Tags: #2011wnphoto, Travel Photography Scholarship 2011
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 | By sheree | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 9 Feb 2015 | By bebacastellan | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
A summary in photographs of step by step of the unique Souffle de Chipilin. From Guatemala with love.
Watch: https://vimeo.com/119075370
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Tags: 2015 passport & plate: sri lanka
Thu, 12 Feb 2015 | By bebacastellan | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients Chipilin Leaves - 15 leaves Corn Flour - 5 cups Corn or Tusa leaves - 15 leaves Mozzarella & Cheddar Cheese Sour Creme Water - 3 cups Vegetable Oil - 3 table spoons Salt - 1 table spoon How to prepare this recipe Start by ...
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Tags: 2015 Passport & Plate: SRI LANKA