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  • Semuc Champey and the Lanquin cavesThe natural pools at Semuc Champey are buried deep in the Guatemalan countryside. We arrive after 2 hours winding through the hills amongst the clouds. The pools are good for swimming and jumping from pool to pool, though the atmosphere Posted by cmarks in On your Marks | Jan 26, 2011
  • Guatemalan busesGuatemalan buses are really not built for tall people. They also run on Guatemalan time, which tends to be anything up to an hour after they told you they'd show up. In my old world this would have bothered me Posted by cmarks in On your Marks | Jan 24, 2011
  • Hammock heaven in FloresOn arrival in Guatemala I am instantly feeling pretty inadequate with my limited Spanish. For a few days it doesn't matter too much as I spend most of my time swinging in a hammock by the lake while I rid Posted by cmarks in On your Marks | Jan 24, 2011
  • Sit tight, buckle up, let's hit the roadLeaving San Pedro, we headed for Antigua for one night just to cut our travel time in half and send home some parcels with souvenirs and stuff we would not need anymore (like warm clothes, yeah!). We left early the Posted by pimenmalka in Pim & Malka take Central America | Feb 10, 2011
  • LivingstonEs fiel uns trotz der grauen Gewitterwolken und des unruhigen Meeres eher schwer, Caye Caulker zu verlassen. Aber hinter dem naechsten Meer koennte ja das naechste Paradies stecken, daher volle Fahrt voraus! Hat dann nicht so toll geklappt: Motorschaden a Posted by PollyPanam in Central & South America | Feb 9, 2011
  • Lazy in Livingston and Awestruck by Antigua Arriving to the Rio Dolce, we were unsure what to expect. After a four hour trip from Flores, we knew we still had over an hour trip down the river. Passangers were piled into a small speed boat, Posted by A-Team in A-Team Adventures | Feb 5, 2011
  • Last night I dreamt of San Pedro...It's Monday evening 7 o'clock and we are soooo happy to be arriving 'at home' in San Pedro because right away we can feel this is a good place! (Might have been the man at the boat dock yelling "Welcome Posted by pimenmalka in Pim & Malka take Central America | Feb 3, 2011
  • Lago Altitlan The beautiful and mysterious Lago Altitlan, peaceful by day and festive by night. Some pics of NYE celebrations by the lake and, not the most stable yoga at dawn to see in the new year. [img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/344984/Imagen_250.jpg Posted by livvyware in AWare wandering in a wonderful world | Feb 3, 2011
  • On the road in Guatemala With verb conjugations ringing in my ears, I needed a break from spanish lessons. I found myself a couple of travel companions, a Danish folk violinist named Kirstine and a crazy Italian girl with strong political nouse on a human Posted by livvyware in AWare wandering in a wonderful world | Feb 3, 2011
  • Women in prison - GuatemalaI had my belongings taken off me, was padded down and searched. The sounds of the prison gates closed behind me. I was inside a remand prison for women, invited to volunteer to help put on a xmas party for Posted by livvyware in AWare wandering in a wonderful world | Feb 3, 2011
  • XelaA bus ride away from Guatemala City, I arrived in Quezeltanango or Xela as it is called. Up 2300 metres above sea level and surrounded by volcanoes it is blistering hot when the sun shines on you and freezing cold Posted by livvyware in AWare wandering in a wonderful world | Feb 3, 2011
  • The beauty and the beastOr to put it in the right chronological order the beast and the beauty. We left Antigua early to go to Xela. From there it was our plan that Pim would go on a three day hike to Lago Posted by pimenmalka in Pim & Malka take Central America | Feb 2, 2011
  • Antigua - koloniby og vulkanerHei! Har vært litt tynt med internettilgang i det siste, så her kommer et forsinket innlegg fra siste delen av Guatemala. Etter vi hadde slappet av noen herlige dager i Flores med bading, kajakking og generell feriemodus, dro vi videre til Posted by Arnkjell in Jorden rundt på 180 dager | Feb 1, 2011
  • Fables of Flores and Timeless TikalFlores, Guatemala, is a small, man made island in the middle of Lago de Petén Itzla. It is accessable by a bridge that connects it to the mainland city of Santa Elena. Flores is a beautiful and quiet Posted by A-Team in A-Team Adventures | Jan 29, 2011
  • On the move againSo, finally back to the internet and it looks like I've a long way to catch up! I'll start from where I left off... Lago de Atitlan was beautiful. We stayed in the biggest town around the lake called Panajachel Posted by ew5827 in From Mexico to who knows where | Jan 26, 2011
  • City strolling and volcano climbingAfter our trip to paradise Semuc Champey, we left the next morning on an early bus to go to Guatemala's prettiest colonial city: Antigua. We arrived in the afternoon and found a very nice little hotel across from the busy Posted by pimenmalka in Pim & Malka take Central America | Jan 26, 2011
  • Paradise lostOur next destination were the mountains around Lanquin, and especially the natural pools of Semuc Champey. We had originally planned to make the city of Coban our base, but were told by the guy who sold us the bus ticket Posted by pimenmalka in Pim & Malka take Central America | Jan 23, 2011
  • A Tikal SunriseAfter leaving Placencia in Belize with the earliest bus possible, we went on a little bushopping adventure through the Belizean mainland together with our friend John we had met on the sailing trip. As there are only chicken buses and Posted by pimenmalka in Pim & Malka take Central America | Jan 20, 2011
  • Mayan-weekHei! Nå er det jo en drøy uke siden sist oppdatering, så er vel på tide å gi litt lyd fra seg igjen! Den siste uken har vi vært i innlandet i Belize og Guatemala, og sett mye forskjellig rundt om Posted by Arnkjell in Jorden rundt på 180 dager | Jan 19, 2011
  • Back to schoolLearning spanish had me split down the middle for the first couple of days. On the one hand it was fun to be learning something new but on the other I hated being so bad at it, and learning from Posted by ew5827 in From Mexico to who knows where | Jan 14, 2011
  • ¿¡Where to begin!?The last day of 2010 and it's about time I started this thing. The recap! 33 days, 8 destinations, 5 dives, 4 ruin sites, 2 countries and one (long) border crossing later and we're in Quetzaltenango (aka Xela to the locals), Posted by ew5827 in From Mexico to who knows where | Jan 12, 2011
  • ¿¡Where to begin!? The last day of 2010 and it's about time I started this thing. The recap! 33 days, 8 destinations, 5 dives, 4 ruin sites, 2 countries and one (long) border crossing later and we're in Quetzaltenango (aka Xela to the locals), Posted by ew5827 in From Mexico to who knows where | Dec 31, 2010
  • Le beat Guatemaltèque s'imprègne en moi!!!Bon, au moins j'aurai pu réaliser grâce à ce blog de voyage que le "bloging" c'est pas fait pour moi! Disons que je dois me botter le derrière pour y écrire quelque chose ! hihi! Les filles pourraient en dire Posted by Bamboune in Écologie sans Frontière: Guatemala | Dec 6, 2010
  • Volcanic highs and lowsI have a feeling a lot of these blog entries are going to commence with ´So we arrived in the beautiful/amazing/delightful/gorgeous/pretty town/village/city of....´ but well, that is generally speaking the case so far. I will try to research some other Posted by Cazbaz in Vamos en el Mundo | Nov 11, 2010
  • J'suis pas une très bonne blogueuse...BON! Je donne des nouvelles! Désolée d'être lente sur les touches, j'suis un peu lâche en fait... Est-ce que ça va bien? Oui! Je sais que mon dernier billet à pu porter à confusion...mais le moral va bien! Le projet avance bien! Ma Posted by Bamboune in Écologie sans Frontière: Guatemala | Nov 12, 2010
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