Destination: Guatemala
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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [6090]
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 >
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
Fri, 12 Dec 2008 | By amil_patel | Views [806]
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
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
Sat, 24 Nov 2007 | By laurahooker | Views [769] | Comments [3]
So, in the event that you are wondering how I am getting to all of the fabulous places that I visit: sadly darlings its not all private jets and yachts for little Laura down in central america. In realitly it is mostly "shuttles"-code for ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Fri, 26 Oct 2007 | By laurahooker | Views [563] | 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
Mon, 17 Mar 2014 | By alyssa730 | Views [543]
So this week and weekend was another classic week in Guatemala. Most of the week was the typical Antigua life. I have 2 tandem language partners now. One Guatemalan girl at 9am and a Venezuelan girl at 10am. It's really great because we meet up for an ... Read more >
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By karinas_extraordinary_life | Views [529] | Scholarship Entry
I challenge you to find a more beautiful and exciting Christmas tradition anywhere. What I just observed is unrivaled by any city in any country in the world! Perched up high above the city lights I witnessed the heavens come to life. When 4 million ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 | By eurocharles | Views [496]
After deciding which Eurail ticket to buy, i finally chose the Global Pass for 10 Days in 2 months. Yes, i will have to buy another one later. Anyway, the thing the surprised me was the speed of delivery. I just bought this thing on July 3 and today ... Read more >
Tue, 23 Oct 2012 | By hcr64 | Views [466]
Spent a couple of very pleasant days in Palenque in the hot sunshine & torrential rain. Took ourselves to the site of the ruins on a local bus which was much cheaper than the shuttles for tourists. Was a stunning place, much smaller than Tikal but ... Read more >
Fri, 12 Sep 2008 | By blue | Views [450]
After a torturous 3.5 hours on a 1st class bus with no air con, not allowed to open windows, and cockroaches hitching a free ride...I got to Rio Dulce. Windy roads and the heat left me a little dizzy. A throng of boatsmen attacked and I was really ... Read more >
Sat, 16 Apr 2011 | By sarahreinertsen | Views [432]
Our last day in Antigua before catching a flight to Flores and Tikal, Mom & I decided to get a touch adventurous and climb Pacaya Volcano. In the grand tradition of Developing Countries' Dubious Safety Protocols at Major National Treasures (see:... Read more >
Tags: guatamala, pacaya volcano, trekking
Sat, 15 Dec 2007 | By jillians | Photo Gallery
friole y arroz
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Mon, 5 Feb 2007 | By pen-eddie | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 15 Nov 2013 | By mearle | Photo Gallery
Backpacking through Guatemala
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