Guatemala
November 16, 2013 in Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
I spent 1 week exploring a city that I had hoped to avoid and that everyone said was dangerous.
It was a fantastic time.
I spent 1 week exploring a city that I had hoped to avoid and that everyone said was dangerous.
It was a fantastic time.
Antigua can quickly begin to feel like home when you visit. Five days is a good maximum here, if you want to be sure to continue traveling. Something about this town feels like the adopted home youRead more
Lake Atitlan is one of the most beautiful and memorable places I have visited. For two weeks I explored over half of the lakeside towns, criss-crossing the expanse of water in boat taxis that onlyRead more
Come here to learn spanish, to explore the highlands, and to hike your little heart out. And if you visit around Christmas and New Years, be sure to buy plenty of fireworks.
This park has everything: hiking, swimming, camping, and zip-lining. Without proper camping gear, however, I decided to cut my time short. On the hike to the top of the waterfall I met a veryRead more
A sleepy town that goes about its business and looks at you suspiciously for being an unmarried female traveling alone.
Competing in the Natural Wonders Beauty Pageant with El Cliflon falls, Montebello is also a site to see. I was so happy here to meet the company of two travelers from Mexico City, who shared a "carRead more
On certain streets in San Cris, I swear you hear as much italian as spanish, and more european spanish than native. There is an active and entertaining community of international vagabonds who gatherRead more
Traffic to these ruins is sparse, at best, though they are only a 30-40 minute bus ride from Campeche. On the day I visited I couldn't think of anything better than having a practically privateRead more