Destination: Guatemala
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Thu, 5 Jan 2012 | By doodledawn | Views [1238]
Geographically speaking, I haven't moved that much from where I was last week, but sometimes I need to hibernate for a few days to catch my breath. I am currently in Rio Dulce, a small town 30 minutes down-river from Livingston, my port of entry from ... Read more >
Tags: guatemala, hotel kangaroo, relaxing, rio dulce
Wed, 21 Jan 2009 | By soyeldustin | Views [1108] | Comments [2]
1-16-09. Quit my job and got on a plane for central america. Little nervous, really excited. Landed in Guatemala City and went straight to our hotel. (Couldnt really go out. There´s about 10 murders a day in guatemala city, and the distance between somewhere ... Read more >
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 | By daveymoore82 | Views [959]
Got ripped off at the boarder exchanging money, nothing new, but on the flip side we knew they would try and con us trying to cross at boarder control, so when they asked us for 20 quetzales (about a quid 30 to me and you) we went on and on for a receipt ... Read more >
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
Sun, 11 Jan 2004 | By matt_bianco | Views [737]
Well - it has only been a week, but we have done so much that it seems so much longer. After leaving Cancun (couldn't get out of there quick enough), we took a bus to Mérida - took about 4 hours and was an executive one (reclining seats, TV, the ... Read more >
Tags: I should have known better!
Sun, 31 May 2009 | By cherryblossomgirl | Views [736]
The four weeks language course in Guatemala has been part of the Travelworks project where we were supposed to stay in a Guatemalan host family. The A.P.P.E. Language Academy (Academia de Profesores Privados de Espanol Guatemala) is k nown to ... Read more >
Tags: a.p.p.e., antigua guatemala
Fri, 26 Oct 2007 | By laurahooker | Views [557] | 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
Sat, 16 Apr 2011 | By sarahreinertsen | Views [417]
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, 11 May 2013 | By joliver4567 | Views [390]
Hello all,
Sorry that I've been a bit behind on the blog, but some places we don't have electricity yet alone Internet. Guatemala is hands down the best spoken Spanish that I've heard yet. Ie. I understand about 1 in 10 words.... We spent ... Read more >
Mon, 3 Aug 2009 | By joealotto13 | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011 | By angiel | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 1 May 2007 | By annabanana | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 15 Nov 2013 | By mearle | Photo Gallery
Backpacking through Guatemala
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Tue, 27 Jan 2015 | By saloseries | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients fresh fish salt garlic diced tomatoes quartered onions diced plantains, sliced lengthwise rice 1 cup black beans 1/4 cup How to prepare this recipe rice and beans: in a separate pot boil water with beans until semi- tender add more ...
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Tags: 2015 Passport & Plate: SRI LANKA