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

Giant Stelae

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1222]

Flores has Tikal, Honduras has Copan, Chiapas has Palenque...but there are many other Mayan sites dotted around the northern half of Central America. The truly adventurous, however can make the journey past all the banana plantations to the legendary ... Read more >

Guatemala short stories

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 | By theladykelly | Views [975] | Comments [2]

Antigua Cobblestone streets paved our way to recovery. An overload of beautiful food replenished us hungry-for-vegie kids. Tofu stirfry, banana bread goodness, Jakes market breakfast cooking skills atop our leafy garden roof. Buena Vista Social Club ... Read more >

Arrival in Guatemala City!

Fri, 4 Jan 2013 | By emsussman | Views [853] | 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 >

pacha mamma we're coming home

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 | By liliwanderlust | Views [830]

i met joe or crazy horse in puerto morelos, mexico. he was dubbed little bear by the mayan sage, he had met in los angeles 7 years ago. an ancient mayan - one from a higher dimension, with the ability to know past and future and apparate with a body ... Read more >

Monterrico

Sun, 28 Jul 2013 | By donkosarev | Views [798]

Monterrico is a town on the coast of the Atlantic coast with black sand. That is as much as I knew before I decided to head over there for the weekend immediately following the conclusion of the San Mateo construction project. I had images of hammocks, ... Read more >

The Palm Sunday Processions & Liquid Hot Magma

Sun, 5 Apr 2009 | By muimui2009 | Views [765] | Comments [1]

Jen and I got up early to make sure we will make the 6am pickup but the shuttle somehow did not see us sitting on the sidewalk waiting (as if we blend right in with the rest of the Guatemalans on the street) so we have decided to go on the 2pm tour. ... Read more >

la escuala de la montana

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 >

First Few Days in La Antigua Guatemala

Sun, 1 Mar 2015 | By cubannomad | Views [633] | Comments [3]

I arrived on Friday evening to a Bienvenida Ani U sign on my door.  I have taken the first few days to relax, re-learn the money, read  my lonely planet  Guatemala book and get acquainted with the city.  Slowly but surely I am ... Read more >

Guatemala City Round 2

Tue, 8 Jan 2013 | By emsussman | Views [351]

Between the beach and beginning my volunteer I had 5 nights in Guatemala City with the Farchis.  We had a lot of time to relax, watch movies, sleep, and read.  It was a lot like the beach minus the beach part.  Wednesday we went to lunch ... Read more >

Gallery: Fuentas Georginas, Guatemala

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 | By joealotto13 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Guatemala

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 | By lounloz | Photo Gallery

Photos: Guatemala

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 | By ingrid_nash | Photo Gallery

Photos: My Scholarship Entry - Surviving Guatemala

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 | By hcarson | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: guatemala, photography, scholarship

A 'place' I have visited

Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By | Flickr Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2013