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Guatemala - First impressions

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [1931]

  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 >

Tags: People

Daytrips from Xela over the past few weeks

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 | By amil_patel | Views [1716] | 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 >

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Hiking trip to Volcano & Lake Chicabal

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 | By muimui2009 | Views [1475] | Comments [4]

This Saturday I went with a group from school to hike the volcano and lake Chicabal.  No sleeping in for me unfortunately as we had to meet in front of the school at 7am.  This time we caught a mini-bus.  Like the bigger buses, there is always what I ... Read more >

Tags: lake chicabal, study group

perfect day so far!

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By moley | Views [1292] | Comments [1]

In a small wee town called Flores Gautemala. Yesterday Jo and I decided to swim in the lake outside the hotel. We sat in the water which was teeming with fish and looked across the further bank. It was beautiful, the sun was shining and we were in ... Read more >

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Ahhh Lago de Atitlàn

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 | By alyssa_schwartz | Views [1235] | Comments [3]

I am officially in love with Guatemala. I guess I had to come to the lake to figure this out so I´m very glad we made the trip. After departing Antigua Trish and I had a few lovely hours on a shuttle bus viewing Guatemala´s highland region.  Here the ... Read more >

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Epilogue: Hello

Sun, 31 May 2009 | By enrique_nunez_mussa | Views [994]

Today will be a day of airports and planes. First City of Guatemala, then Panama and finally Santiago of Chile. I try to turn it into a day of conclusions. I remember the kids and the classes, the stove, the interviews, all the people that I met and ... Read more >

Arrival in Guatemala City!

Fri, 4 Jan 2013 | By emsussman | Views [846] | Comments [2]

Hola, from Guatemala City!  I have been in Guatemala for almost 2 weeks now, and so far it has been incredible!  After waking up at 3:00 AM, spending a layover in Houston chatting with a very friendly Guatemalan family, I finally arrived in ... Read more >

Psychedelic souls and sky giants

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 | By compassrose | Views [834]

“¡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

Back to work...

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 | By kalamina | Views [497]

Semuc Champey was amazing!!! First of all we got to ride in the back of a pick-up truck to the caves, which was a lot of fun considering the road was bearly wide enough for 1 car let alone when you had to pass someone else. Then we had to traverse a waterfall ... Read more >

Guatemaya 2

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 | By tempolibre | Views [489]

Cobán, 17 mai, 18h Après notre départ de Lanquín, on arrive à Cobán dans l'après-midi, le ciel est noir, la pluie nous assaille. Fini le soleil éternel, c'est le début de la saison des pluies! Après avoir parcouru un bon bout de la ville à pieds, ... Read more >

Tags: carnet de voyage

Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited - Culture and rituals of Guatemala

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 ... Read more >
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Tags: travel photography scholarship 2012

Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 | By sergiosphotography | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Hello, my name es Sergio Osorio, I am from Guatemala and I love Photography, eventually I will travel just to visit places to take pictures and usually I will woke up early on days that I know people will be out of the streets or sleeping, like the holidays, ... Read more >
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Tags: #2011wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2011

Photos: Quiriguá

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

Mayan ruin in southeastern Guatemala
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Photos: gua

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 | By francinefrog | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Guatemala

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 | By ingrid_nash | Photo Gallery


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