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Thu, 14 Feb 2013 | By coggos | Views [1873]
Guatemala
After our family time in Mexico, we head south into our next country, Guatemala. The border crossing is a hassle. Local men wanting to change money at dodgy exchange rates, confusion with the exit fees out of Mexico. Do we pay ... Read more >
Tags: antigua, copan de ruinas, flores, guatemala, rio dulce, san pedro, semuc champey, xela
Tue, 18 Mar 2008 | By kirstenroche | Views [946] | Comments [3]
So in the last few days, I managed to make it successfully with Anna to Antigua, Guatemala! We each got certified in scuba diving, our passport to the ocean! As of 3 days ago we can go anywhere in the world we want to to dive up to 100 feet down ... 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
Sat, 5 Sep 2015 | By tomcan | Views [587] | 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
Sat, 29 Dec 2007 | By loulou | Views [578] | Comments [1]
A week into San Pedro..approaching it from quite a different angle than many Ive met (in fact most ex pats here) yet loving it just the same. Been keeping quite busy and havnt had time to kick back with a bevvy much at all. The local people are (for ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Tue, 23 Oct 2012 | By hcr64 | Views [457]
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 >
Sun, 8 Feb 2009 | By alleen | Views [412]
This past weekend I went with the school to a fair-trade
coffee farm. It is called Nueva
Alianza and is outside of Retalhuleu, a town southwest of Xela. I’ve tried to pinpoint on the map as
close as I can. It was an
incredible weekend ... Read more >
Tags: guatemala, nueva alianza
Fri, 29 Jul 2011 | By lvinagre | Views [313]
arco de santa catalina, la antigua, guatemala
Tags: arco de santa catalina la antigua guatemala
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
Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By | 
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I don't think anyone jumps from regular person to world citizen quite like a transracial adoptee. From the time I was born to an indigenous woman in Guatemala though my upbringing in an Irish-American family, I grew up with the task of learning to walk ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2013
Mon, 9 Feb 2015 | By bebacastellan | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
A summary in photographs of step by step of the unique Souffle de Chipilin. From Guatemala with love.
Watch: https://vimeo.com/119075370
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Tags: 2015 passport & plate: sri lanka
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 | By sheree | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 18 Nov 2012 | By hcarson | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
A fellow from Ireland was telling me about his love of music. He described the feeling of playing on a guitar, how much it meant to him and inspired him.He asked “What's comparable for you?” My answer was simple,“cameras, photography”.What started off ...
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Tags: guatemala, photography, scholarship
Sat, 1 Nov 2008 | By heywoods1976 | Photo Gallery
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