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Xela...the highs and the lows! | Feb 10 09'

by Christian & Kate a female traveling as a couple from Huddersfield, on vacation in Quetzaltenango

We left Coban at around 7am for Quetzaltenango (or Xela as it is known) on what has been described as part road, part hellish dirt track... and it... Continue reading »
a few days in the rain | Feb 28 09'

by Mad Sal a female from Worthing, on vacation in Lanquin

"By the time we finally left 20 minutes later, the truck consisted of 3 giant white girls and about 50 tiny guatemalans all rammed so tightly into the available space that if we had crashed, no-one would have moved!"

i said a sad goodbye to bob early in the morning and boarded a shuttle bus to take me to Lanquin, home of some allegedly impressive caves and natur... Continue reading »
beauty and the beach | Feb 08 07'

by slam a 41 year old male from Redway, on vacation in San Marcos La Laguna

lago de atitlan. what an amazing place.here is where i have spent so much of my guatemalan time. it is a place so beautiful it is the only place i... Continue reading »
big city mayhem | Aug 15 05'

by boldaslove a 24 year old female, on vacation in Guatamala City

i like big cities, honestly, i live in one. so i was quite looking forward to seeing guatemala city, and figured it would get me in good training f... Continue reading »
burning bush in guate city | Mar 10 07'

by slam a 41 year old male from Redway, on vacation in Guatamala City

"someone in the crowd discovered eggs and soon everyone was pelting the cops with them."

i finally succumbed. yes, i know it happens to everyone. and yes we all think we are special and somehow immune. but i too finally found myself hop... Continue reading »
crazy kids and lots of drinks! | Apr 29 09'

by Mad Sal a female from Worthing, on vacation in Antigua

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I arrived in Antigua on the thursday and my new homestay (where i was to stay with a local family for my months volunteer placement) wasn`t booked... Continue reading »
getting down and going up in antigua | Mar 14 07'

by slam a 41 year old male from Redway, on vacation in Antigua

touristy, but sweetthat is how i would describe antigua. fresh off the bus i was instantly impressed with the spirit and friendliness of this town.... Continue reading »
guatemala's second capital | Feb 05 07'

by slam a 41 year old male from Redway, on vacation in Quetzaltenango

ah, xela.this is such a funny town. at first glance there is nothing exciting about quetzaltenango, popularly called xela ("SHAY-la") by travelers... Continue reading »
impressions from two weeks in Antigua now | Dec 19 07'

by Nicole on tour a 36 year old female from Frankfurt, on vacation in Antigua

pictures say more than thousand words. Or lets just say I am too lazy to write today....new pictures of the volcanos with Ice which is very rare. Continue reading »
jungle antics in Guatemala | Feb 28 09'

by Mad Sal a female from Worthing, on vacation in Tikal

"Tikal is HUGE- a sprawling mayan metroplois surrounded on all sides by lush jungle from where you can hear the constant roar of its resident howler monkeys."

Bob ad I bade farewell to Amber (bob was really gutted- i felt v sorry for him!) and got a taxi to the border. From here we were supposed to be pic... Continue reading »