Destination: Guatemala
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Thu, 19 Feb 2009 | By amil_patel | Views [2457]
About two weeks ago I made a trip to Lake Atitlan for the weekend as a friend of mine, Don Alvaro, knows someone who owns a hospedaje there. I´ve been to the lake before but have never been to San Juan before - it´s one of the twelve villages on the ... Read more >
Tags: lake, trekking
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [2057]
I rise up this morning to take a test of my true adventureness! Whilst El Retiro boasts a beautiful setting, I regret staying here. They're nice enough to let me store my bag as I stuck 50 quetzales (price of admission to Semuc Champey) in my pocket.... Read more >
Tags: water
Mon, 12 Nov 2012 | By margitpirsch | Views [1133]
We got to experience the Mayan ruins around Palenque and after crossing the border to Guatemala the even more impressive Mayan temples in Tikal.
Crossing the border: we had no visa for Mexico ( somehow we managed to just breeze through the crossing ... Read more >
Tue, 7 Feb 2012 | By doodledawn | Views [1043]
Having been stuck in Copan for 6 days waiting for my eternally delayed DHL package, I am finally out of Honduras and merrily typing away in an Internet cafe in Antigua. I spent most of the last week sleeping in, reading and drinking beer in Copan as ... Read more >
Tags: antigua, boliva, carnaval, copan, dhl, hedman alas, oruro
Tue, 21 Mar 2017 | By compassrose | Views [825]
“¡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
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 | By kalamina | Views [788] | Comments [1]
After the tiring day of travel and trapsing around the ruins of Copán, Saturday was spent relaxing and doing absolutly nothing! It was great, we bearly left the hotel room all day. This was probably a good thing as we had booked a shuttle for 6am the ... Read more >
Sat, 25 Apr 2015 | By cubannomad | Views [783]
For the first time ever i cut a vacation short due to the Heat and humidity and came back to my home away from home in Antigua. Having been Antigua so long it does feel like home. I know where everything is, I have friends to meet for coffee ... Read more >
Thu, 23 Dec 2010 | By djnlacey | Views [743] | Comments [1]
After leaving Flores, we take a nine hour bus ride, in which DJs seat is a nice comfy bucket (only for the last couple hours :)), to Lanquin. It is high up in the mountains and our hostel has awesome 360 degree views, a river, and puppies! We get ... Read more >
Sat, 5 Sep 2015 | By tomcan | Views [577] | Video | Scholarship Entry
I recently graduated with a film degree and I am passionate about finding, creating and telling stories. I love to travel and explore new cultures and meet new people. Making documentary films is the most interesting and rewarding style of filmmaking ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
Tue, 28 May 2013 | By amak | Views [307]
What a great day for my language skills. Oh boy. I started out by saying “Mercias” to the server at breakfast.
I was describing to her that the birds here are pretty damn funny. My conversation went something like this, “Yeah, the birds here are ... Read more >
Fri, 15 Nov 2013 | By mearle | Photo Gallery
Backpacking through Guatemala
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Tue, 12 Oct 2010 | By mollyhowell | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I went to Guatemala on a mission trip and it was the most rewarding experience in my life. The children in the village captured my heart and I never wanted to leave. The people in the village we went to were so beautiful, and so was their way of life....
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Tags: #2010wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2010
Sat, 1 Nov 2008 | By heywoods1976 | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 17 Apr 2010 | By ingrid_nash | Photo Gallery
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