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Tag: Guatemala
Featured Travel Photo – Fields in Guatemala
Coffee and other crops are grown in abundance just outside of Antigua, Guatemala on the foothills of Volcan de Agua. [photo_nav]
Featured Travel Photo – Children Bathing in Lake Atitlan
Children play and bath in Lake Atitlan in the highlands of Guatemala. This was a daily sight as the locals used the lake for bathing on what seemed to be …
Featured Travel Photo: Catedral de Santiago – Antigua, Guatemala
The Catedral de Santiago is lit up each night creating an awe inspiring view from the central park square in Antigua, Guatemala. The church is one of two churches on …
The Art of Bargaining While Backpacking in Central America
The “Gringo tax†is a reality that people backpacking around the world must deal with on a regular basis. When locals spot a foreigner amongst them they tend to jack …
Featured Travel Photo: Ziplining Through The Clouds
While in the Guatemalan highlands my friends and I got a chance to do some zip-lining just outside of the town of Santa Clara La Laguna on Lake Atitlan. Our …
Featured Travel Photo: Traffic Cops in Antigua
There were few stop signs in Antigua, Guatemala and the ones that were there seemed to be more of a suggestion than a requirement. On busier intersections, however, you could …
11 Things that Didn’t Make it Home: The Central America Casualty List
To be totally honest, upon returning from 5 weeks in Central America, I felt pretty lucky to have all of my most valuable belongings still with me. I didn’t have …
Featured Travel Photo: Painting the Streets of Antigua
A painter sits on a quiet street of Antigua, Guatemala as he paints the view of Fuego Volcano overlooking the small city. [photo_nav]
Things I Bought for Less Than $3
Travelers are almost always on some sort of budget. We try to make the money we’ve set aside stretch as far as it can possibly go, enabling us to see …