Destination: Guatemala
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Tue, 21 Dec 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [2977]

After crossing the border into Guatemala we jumped on a bus heading towards the capital. The ride took longer than expected because we had to wait two hours in a small town to pick up new passengers. This meant we had all sorts of opportunities to ... Read more >
Tags: antigua, chichicastenango, coban, flores, lake atitlan, san pedro, santiago de atitlan, star wars, tikal, volcano pacaya
Sun, 5 Jun 2011 | By elis82 | Views [1622]

We enjoyed San Pedro la Laguna and were learning so much Spanish, we decided another week was in order. It was a great time – our host family excellent, the location relaxing and idyllic, we met some new friends, it felt like home (that there were ... Read more >
Tags: guatemala, ruins, volcanoes
Mon, 31 Dec 2012 | By steve_and_emma | Views [1488]
Much to our delight the locals kindly shorten this to Xela (pronounced shel-la); a derivative of the ancient name for the town. It was time to move away from Christmas indulgence and lazy travelling and get back to using chicken buses. Here ... Read more >
Thu, 8 May 2014 | By | Views [1469] | Scholarship Entry
I’ll never forget the day that I “almost died” while zip lining in Guatemala. It was my second time visiting the exotic and beautiful country of Guatemala and my hosts were ecstatic to bring me to a new zip lining place they found. Before that day, I ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Tue, 25 Oct 2005 | By willlou | Views [1142]
Last week we left Antigua to spend a week or so in Honduras. We visited the Mayan ruins at Copan and had planned to head to the coast to stay on the Bay Islands. We had to cancel this trip as Hurricane Wilma brewed up and the coast was put on Hurricane ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sat, 16 Nov 2013 | By lokata | Views [594]
Villa Esthela is the hostel I am currently staying at in Antigua. It is about 7 or so blocks from the center of town, which I enjoy. As I mentioned before, the night of my arrival they had overbooked the dorm room and I was put in a private. Daniella ... Read more >
Tags: hostels, marketplace, travel
Fri, 26 Oct 2007 | By laurahooker | Views [565] | 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, 18 May 2015 | By nomadicdron | Views [509]

It is said that a family is something we get when we are born, but friends are the ones we choose ourselves. From our childhood to the days of our old age; friends are the ones who go along with us in all our ups and downs in life. They know our deepest ... Read more >
Tags: guatemala volunteering, volunteer abroad, volunteering in guatemala
Fri, 1 Oct 2010 | By kalamina | Views [470]
Hi everyone, this is just a quick blog to let everyone know that although there are landslides here at the moment we are both fine. Right now we are still in Panajachel and are meant to leave tomorrow morning, but I don´t think we will be going anywhere ... Read more >
Fri, 8 Aug 2008 | By rarakaki | Views [442] | Comments [2]

We're a family of 4 traveling through Guatemala and Belize. This is my first venture into the "open" internet, curious to see how it works. Note to friends and family: anyone can read these stories, see these photos, and read your comments.... Read more >
Sat, 15 Dec 2007 | By jillians | Photo Gallery
friole y arroz
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Fri, 4 Feb 2011 | By dschneider87888 | Photo Gallery
Fishing trip with my brother and friends
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Wed, 1 Feb 2012 | By rubylucas | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 12 Jul 2015 | By sheree | Photo Gallery
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