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Well trying to keep this journal using a treo and wireless keyboard. Will be interesting to see how it works.
Took the red eye from SF and landed in Guatamela at 1 pm. ...
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To Guatemala and Back
(Jul 05 '07)
"Abandon a city for 1000 years, and people will mistake it for jungle mountains"
First Impressions of Guatemala
Unlike Belize, Guatemala is Spanish-speaking, with a Latin American rather
than ...
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Tikal via Flores and Santa Elena
(Dec 31 '05)
"In search of Mayan temples and the best bathrooms in town!"
Flores & Santa Elena
We get to leave Guatemala City and we know exactly where the Tikal Jets terminals are. Our shuttle driver told us ...
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Its amazing how 3,976m's really doesn’t sound that high, but my god it is.
Just to put it in perspective.
It’s 77 times the height of Nelson's Column
30 times the ...
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The Adventure Begins
(Feb 14 '07)
"I´ve seen too many movies to go any further exploring around abandoned wooden houses out in the wilderness"
Hola!
Last time I updated you all I was only able to tell you the story as far as exiting ...
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El Remate and Tikal, November 10, 2006
(Nov 10 '06)
I woke up early again, as usual. Again, I hadn’t slept well. The hotel watchdog hadn’t barked, but several other dogs in the nearby neighborhood had barked most of the night, joined by roosters that ...
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Antigua, November 20, 2006
(Nov 20 '06)
Despite liking the room at Hotel Posada San Pedro II so much, I hadn’t slept well. I’d been delighted to have windows that would open to let in the night breeze. And the shutters gave me privacy. ...
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After 12 hours or so of sleep, we woke up, showered, and ate pancakes. After breakfast I decided to explore the neighboring communities a bit with Pablo. The area we were in was ...
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Biotopo del Quetzal, November 17, 2006
(Nov 17 '06)
Arriving at the Biotopo yesterday afternoon, I was met by a friendly Senora and her four-year-old daughter. Her husband, the one I had spoken to on the phone about reservations, had left by bus for a ...
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Coban to Biotopo del Quetzal, November 16, 2006
(Nov 16 '06)
I awoke at dawn, as usual. I’d slept all night with earplugs, a first for me. I was glad to know that I could. I made all of my morning preparations and went looking for some breakfast within the ...
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Recent Blogs for Guatemala
We almost missed our connection because we had to sit on the runway in Charlotte for almost 45 minutes because they had a warning light. We ...
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Climbing Volcan Tajamulco
(Apr 26 '08)
The town of San Marcos is West of Quetzaltanango, close the the Western border with Mexico. I did not actually visit San Marco, but it is the closest city to Tajamulco, which is the tallest volcano ...
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This is the 2nd blog I've written today, read "The Black Hole" first if you haven't yet.
Dave, Hiroto, and I arrived in Panajchel and were immediately surrounded by ...
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