Destination: Guatemala

Botfly

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [6111]

The botfly. It may sound like something out of a sci-fi movie: perhaps a robotic fly with a camera that can fly into all those little hard-to-reach places and find out what's going on and what we can learn. Trust me, it's anything but! The human botfly ... Read more >

The Lady with the Shawl

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 | By kalamina | Views [1053] | Comments [1]

It has been a couple of weeks since I've blogged, so sorry about that. We haven't really doing any exciting travel so I though that I'd just combine the last 2 weeks in one blog. The lab work has finally come to an end and we are now at the feast in ... Read more >

Why going to Guatemalan football matches isn´t as rubbish as you might first think...

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 | By amil_patel | Views [807]

I´ve taken to going to Guatemalan football matches recently. It´s the exciting part of the season with the top six teams in the league playing a knock out cup competition to determine who will be champions. Most of my Guatemalan mates are football mad ... Read more >

Tags: football

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

Tue, 4 Nov 2008 | By heywoods1976 | Views [795] | 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

I am here

Thu, 4 Jan 2007 | By ghostofkrystenpast | Views [739]

Just a quick note to let everyone know I'm ok. Still setteling in, will write more soon. Arrived yesterday to the beautiful sights and sounds that are Guatemala. The scenery is breathtaking. I am staying with the Morelas family. They ... Read more >

Tags: Lost!

the ego has landed...

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 | By laurahooker | Views [564] | 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

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

Guatemala

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 | By brianalexandercary | Views [359]

Arrival in Antigua

Sat, 25 May 2013 | By amak | Views [223]

This language immersion is starting off well.  I was trying to ask for my key from the front desk.  The poor man at the reception just looked at me like I was crazy.  I realized that I had just spoken straight French to him.  Ahhhh, ... Read more >

Photos: Guatemala

Fri, 15 Nov 2013 | By mearle | Photo Gallery

Photos: Quality Trekking in Quetzaltenago

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 | By steve_and_emma | Photo Gallery

Photos: guatemala

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 | By angiel | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Flores and Lanquin

Thu, 1 May 2008 | By stu_n_anna | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Guatemala

Sun, 31 May 2009 | By cherryblossomgirl | Photo Gallery

Photos: Central America

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 | By chelsearebecca | Photo Gallery