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Feliz Año Nuevo from Guatemala! | Dec 26 06'

by Marina Cotton a 33 year old female from Auckland, on vacation in Quetzaltenango

Happy New Year from Guatemala!!I had to catch 2 night buses from Puebla to Guatemala; one to Villahermosa (Mexico), then another to Tapachula (Mexi... Continue reading »
Xela & San Francisco El Alto | Jan 31 07'

by Sam Webb a 26 year old male from London, on vacation in Quetzaltenango

"A non vegetarian market"

Xela is often described as being akin to an grim industrial town in the north of England, which is maybe why I felt so at home in Xela. ... Continue reading »
Super Chivos! | Apr 28 06'

by Rich a 29 year old male from Leamington, on vacation in Quetzaltenango

Interesting bus journey - bus kept on breaking down and was sat next to a coffee grower who I practiced my Spanish with. Surprised myself - g... Continue reading »
Un dia en Xela | May 11 06'

by Rebecca Anne a 34 year old female, on vacation in Quetzaltenango

"these two nice men with whom I have laughed and eaten with are the same men that hold the big guns"

Hola! It is hard to believe I have been here over a week already. A week ago today I was on that scary bus ride. Xela is really g... Continue reading »
The City Of Quetzaltenango | Oct 16 07'

by Esmeralda & Kah-kin a 27 year old traveling as a couple from Zwolle, on vacation in Quetzaltenango

Wednesday morning we took the ¨chickenbus¨ from San Pedro to Quetzaltenango (everyone calls it by its Mayan name Xela). It was a cheap option to us... Continue reading »
Using bleach to clean vegetables | May 09 06'

by Rebecca Anne a 34 year old female, on vacation in Quetzaltenango

"fireworks at 4am and every 20 minutes thereafter"

This is what I learned last night - that all of the vegetables and fruits that are bought anywhere here are first soaked in salt for 20 minutes and... Continue reading »
Proyecto Linguistico Quetzaltenango | May 07 06'

by Rebecca Anne a 34 year old female, on vacation in Quetzaltenango

"FAIR TRADE coffee from this point forward."

Monday morning included the orientation to Proyecto Linguistico Quetzalteco. The school is absolutely fabulous - they are very progressive an... Continue reading »
to Xela! | May 06 06'

by Rebecca Anne a 34 year old female, on vacation in Quetzaltenango

"pobre Perla"

On Sunday I headed from Zunil to Quetzaltenango (Xela). I thought the best way to go would be to take a piccop back to Zunil and th... Continue reading »
Have I been here for a week or a month...? | Apr 21 06'

by Alfie a 32 year old male from Bergen, on vacation in Quetzaltenango

"If I ever felt what the german shephard dog solely beeing brought up by labradors felt, when he suddenly encountered other shephard dogs, this must be the closest I got."

If you ask me what my first memory of Quetzaltenango (or Guatemala) is, you may expect me to answer the vibrating sounds of the marimba&n... 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 »