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Flores to Punta Gorda

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 | By thefuegoproject | Views [3760] | Comments [2]

Flores to Punta Gorda 26/8/09 - 6/9/09  545 km What kind of sound does a howler monkey make?... It’s 4am and we awoke to the sound of howler monkeys singing in chorus through the canopy of the jungle at the ruins of Tikal. It was a call ... Read more >

Tags: belize, caribbean sea, cycling, guatemala, tikal

Just Me and Dad in Guatemala

Fri, 1 Apr 2011 | By disorientednomad | Views [931]

  One day, I was looking at the "1,000 places to go before you die" book, and I saw Tikal.  I thought, "I want to go there" so I asked my parents (I was visiting them at the time) if anyone wanted to go for my 30th birthday.  My ... Read more >

Tags: 30th birthday, family, guatemala, milky way, santiago atitlan, spanish, tikal, traveling

Psychedelic souls and sky giants

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 | By compassrose | Views [848]

“¡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

Mexico to Belize to Guatemala - Week One!

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 | By ash-clarey | Views [840] | Comments [2]

Hi All We are having an absolute blast! This is most definitely the life. Since our last message we have been through Belize and into Guatemala. Belize is an amazing country but just too expensive for us. We were on the islands in the Carribean ... Read more >

Out of the Avocados and into the Wind

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 | By f0nsey | Views [770]

      Once more into the breach, dear friends (it’s gonna be a long one)…   First, the avocados: in fair Antigua , where we lay our scene. This being the ex-colonial capital of Guatemala, rather than ... Read more >

A Love Beyond Normality

Sat, 5 Sep 2015 | By tomcan | Views [601] | 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

The Land of the Eternal Spring

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By | Views [577] | Scholarship Entry

Sitting in the back of the immense white pickup, I thumped my way up the mountain towards our final destination in Guatemala, Semuc Champey. My knuckles whitened as I gripped the edges of the truck. Each time we hit a pothole or hillock on the dirt ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

First Impressions

Tue, 25 Feb 2014 | By alyssa730 | Views [507]

This country is beautiful!! The weather has been amazing so far and the landscape of Antigua is breathtaking! When I first arrived, I was taken here to Maximo Nivel to check in, and then brought to my "homestay"...I was under the impression that I would ... Read more >

A Local Encounter that Changed my Perspective - Driving Too Hard a Bargain

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By | Views [238] | Scholarship Entry

When shopping in exotic markets filled with colorful goods around the world, it’s often too easy to be swept up into the excitement of securing a bargain. Don’t get me wrong, in most markets haggling is customary, and indeed in some places vendors would ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013

Gallery: Xela

Sat, 10 May 2008 | By all_powered_up | Photo Gallery

home from home?
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Gallery: more belize a bit of guatamala

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 | By aprillabbe | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Volcán Pacaya, Guatemala

Thu, 20 May 2010 | By hpmoon | Photo Gallery

Volcán Pacaya is an active volcano in the Escuintla department of Guatemala nearby Antigua and Guatemala City. Though the volcano had been dormant for over a century, it erupted in 1965 and hasn't stopped since. As recently as 2006, increased eruptions ... Read more >
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My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

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.... Read more >
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Tags: #2010wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2010

Photos: Guatemala

Fri, 4 Feb 2011 | By dschneider87888 | Photo Gallery

Fishing trip with my brother and friends
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Photos: Behind the wheel

Mon, 24 Nov 2014 | By guironewcris | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I love photography, it's something that has always made me feel happy and in control. I got really involved since 2009, trying to participate in group photo expeditions, group expos and photo festivals in Guatemala. I like to show the world from my ... Read more >
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