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  • Start of my journey in Xela, Guatemala..My trip to Xela, Guatemala was quite the experience. I stayed overnight in Panama City with some Americans that I met in the airplane, and with whom I discussed life's journey the entire time. I got one and 1/2 hours Posted by sjcarsk in Home is a place to return, not to live | Dec 9, 2009
  • Quetzaltenango aka XelaCrossing the border between Mexico and Guatemala was an interesting experience. We thought that security would be tight but there was only one guy sitting in a little office who checked our passports and away we went. The differences Posted by ReneeJared in Renee & Jared's Excellent Adventure | Dec 6, 2009
  • Arrival in XelaWill post more later... Arrived in Xela and living well with host family. Posted by sjcarsk in Home is a place to return, not to live | Dec 6, 2009
  • Pan de Banana?The hike from Xela to San Pedro on Lake Atitlan was as awesome as everyone had told me & I highly recommend it if ever in Xela. We hiked through pine forest, corn fields & a host of villages & Posted by jbortz in JB's 2009 Trip | Dec 3, 2009
  • Leaving tomorrow.. I leave for Quetzaltenango (Xela), Guatemala tomorrow. It's going to be a long, long, long trip. It will wind up being around 33 hours I think in total. I leave Lancaster at 11:35 am via train to Newark, New Jersey Posted by sjcarsk in Home is a place to return, not to live | Dec 3, 2009
  • ¡Dios mio!Given that our internet access is sporadic and getting international news is difficult because those pages don´t tend to open, I´m not sure if this made the news back home. In Sololá, across the lake from where we are, there Posted by BenjaminE in Turtle and Barracuda | Dec 2, 2009
  • Tourists not backpackersThe next day I went to Panajachel to spend the night there. As soon as I arrived in Pana I noticed how different it was. San Pedro and Santa Cruz were quite towns. Pana on the other hand was packed Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Dec 1, 2009
  • Don't fallLuke, his sister and I decided to go to Santa Cruz on the lake right after my last class. We got in the lancha (small boat) and headed on a 30-minute ride across the lake to Santa Cruz. This time Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Dec 1, 2009
  • Not a Zoola!Hadrien came from Antigua to spend the weekend in San Pedro. Many people like Hostel Zoola so I waited for Hadrien's shuttle to arrive and I took him straight to Zoola. The place turned out to be awesome. The dorm Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Dec 1, 2009
  • Naughty San Pedro KidsOne great thing about San Pedro is that there many restaurants, some of them were right by the water, lounges, bars, cafes and you're guaranteed to find a movie playing at one of these places every night. I even got Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Dec 1, 2009
  • KorfbalIt seems that everywhere I go in Guatemala I run into Dutch people. In San Pedro I met the loveliest couple, Eddie & Jetti. They're traveling for seven months I believe and they are just so fun to hang out Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Dec 1, 2009
  • Mas EspañolI signed up for a week of classes in San Pedro. The school seemed smaller in scale compared to La Union in Antigua. The setting was beautiful. Each student sits under a private hut in the garden by the lake. Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Dec 1, 2009
  • Still hungry!I stayed with a family the week I was taking classes. There were three daughters at the house and they were very friendly and talkative. They always tried to engage in conversations so I can practice my Spanish. The youngest Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Dec 1, 2009
  • Woof woofAlisha decided to join me to Atitlan a few days before I left. One thing about Alisha is that she does not like to plan at all so instead of buying our shuttle tickets ahead of time we had to Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Dec 1, 2009
  • Goodbye cobblestonesWell it's time to say goodbye Antigua! It's funny how I spent 3 weeks here and I didn't really get a chance to explore it enough! There are always things to see, people to meet and places to visit that Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Nov 28, 2009
  • A bit nuttyOne day Alisha and I decided to go to the Macadamia farm just outside of Antigua. A 30-minute chicken bus ride and we were dropped off right in front of the entrance to Valhalla. We walked in and the place Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Nov 28, 2009
  • CremasAfter days of talking about Guatemalan soccer with my teacher the Cremas, which is a rival team to his team the Rojos, was playing the Mexican Pumas. A loss meant that Guatemala would be out of the league so it Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Nov 28, 2009
  • El viaje hasta la orilla del infierno!Many tourists come to Guatemala to do things that no one in their right mind would let them do in the US. We are no exception! This weekend, we climbed a volcano that is still spewing lava and crossed a Posted by KimJay in Turtle and Barracuda | Nov 23, 2009
  • Foray into Central America - GuatemalaI arrived in Guatemala late Sunday night after a long day of travelling from Santiago & made a bee line for Antigua. Antigua is gorgeous (cobbled streets, stunning scenery all around & awesome coffee & ice cream shops) but very Posted by jbortz in JB's 2009 Trip | Nov 22, 2009
  • Run for dear lifeNovember 1st is known as the Day of the Dead or All Souls' Day in many Latin American countries. In Guatemala some cities hold major celebrations. Santiago is one of them. People gather in the main cemetery in the city, Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Nov 18, 2009
  • Choco-la-tayKris and I have been planning on going to Semuc Champey for some time now. I read about this lodge near Champey called El Retiro in Lanquin. It's a famous backpacker lodge that is very affordable. I contacted Josue at Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Nov 6, 2009
  • Shticks!On Wednesday I decided to climb Volcan Pacaya. The tour was arranged by the school. Usually I don't go with the school since it is cheaper to arrange those trips on my own but this one was cheap enough and Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Nov 6, 2009
  • OcupadísimosGuatemalan culture is very laid back. At least here in San Juan, the norm is to work from about eight in the morning until about noon and then maybe again after lunch until about two. Very similar to what I Posted by BenjaminE in Turtle and Barracuda | Nov 4, 2009
  • SpeedySender's main job in Monterrico is to work with Sea Turtles. They walk up and down the beach every night looking for mama turtles who are making their way up the beach to lay their eggs. They lay around 100 Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Oct 28, 2009
  • Reflecting on glassApparently it was the turtle festival that week in Monterrico. The night we arrived there was a stage set up on the street and a DJ spinning all kinds of music, merengue, reggaeton, dance and pop. Everyone was dancing on Posted by nawaf in The Waffle Flight | Oct 27, 2009
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