Tag: Guatemala
Unexplored Guatemala: Remote Trails And Wild Friends
Part Three: Roaming in the wilderness
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Unexplored Guatemala: Working Away
Part Two: Daily life on the finca in Poptun.
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Unexplored Guatemala: Accidentally East
Part One: From Flores south, to Poptún
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The Importance Of Being Neither Corrupt Nor A Thief In Guatemala
I felt uncomfortable that my time in Guatemala, though wonderful, was influenced by a recent rise in robberies and attacks on tourists. Perhaps I ran a fine line between exercising caution and hindering my experience.
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Sustainable Trails: Are Too Many Of Us Hiking Guatemala’s Volcán Acatenango?
“I’ve been coming up here with my father since I was ten.” Lionel told me. “Of course, there was no one else up here then”.
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Celebrating Semana Santa In Antigua, Guatemala
I accidentally timed my arrival in Antigua with the blooming of the jacarandas in its main square. No accident though, was my plan to see its Semana Santa celebrations, the most elaborate in Latin America.
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Postcard From San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala
San Pedro La Laguna on the shores of Guatemala’s Lake Atitlan is home to a unique mixture of Spanish students and traditional Tz’utujil Maya, helping it to stand out on the backpacker trail.
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The Maya World Of Tikal, Guatemala
The borders that encircle the countries we recognise today as Belize, Guatemala and Honduras mean little in the story of the Maya.
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