Guatemala Travel Blogs

Back in Flores we celebrated the last day that our dad was travelling with us by having a great, hearty steak dinner. His treat of course. I couldn’t really remember the last time I had had a proper steak. For the rest we didn’t do an awful lot. An early night was what we all needed after two…

Early in the morning I awoke to thousands of people chanting Catholic hymns in the streets.  Although I was jetlagged and would have liked to sleep a couple of more hours, I was very excited to see what was taking place.   Before we started our journey around the city, I had the …

Yaxhá, "blue green waters", is a Maya site that sits between two large lakes located between Flores and the boarder of Belize. A climb to the top of Yaxhá tallest pyramid temple platforms with provide a view of The Rio Azul feeding into both the lakes. Yaxhá was occupied from 600 BC to 900…

So Anders, Ariel and I went through downtown Guatemala while we were waiting for the bus to Rio Dulce.  We came across the market in the centre of this metropolitan city and there was this guy who had just milked a goat and had given the glass of foamy warm goat milk to a woman in ni…

One of the nicest and Biggest Processions of Guatemala City, is from "El Calvario" church, this processions relatively new, and in the past years have been growing in a good way, People from all over the country, specially Guatemala city and Antigua, come the 2nd Sunday of lent to admire one of the…

I decided to go to guatemala to improve my spanish, work as a volunteer and travelling around central america. why guatemala? cause it was the cheapest country and in my opinion the most interesting one.

Having arrived safely in Antigua, checking in to the Black Cat Hostel and wondering around town for the rest of the afternoon, an early night was needed on day one.  We woke to an included breakfast that could keep you going until almost dinner!  Breakfast burrito is all I'll say... excep…

Flores, Guatemala We Left San Ignacio on Saturday morning heading for the small town of Flores, Guatemala. It took us only 20 minutes to reach the boarder between Belize and Guatemala and after paying our $18.75 exit tax - i know i find it very strange you have to pay to leave a country, its like …

Early morning around 5 am i picked up Tayler at his hotel in Zona 10 Guatemala city, Exactly Xamanec student inn, (i have a review about it), and we headed to Antigua guatemala, where we were gonna get our tour to the pacaya Volcano early that morning, we stopped by a gas station to get on foo…

After sitting around the tree which was pretty epic and the girls opening their presents from each other it was time to go spread the love to the children in the surrounding villages and give the toys we had bought the previous day out like we were santa. After parading through the streets in the b…

Lyrics for Guatemala National Anthem second place runner up,  most beautiful Anthem in the world, only procede by France "marseillaice" Anthem. Guatemala feliz...! que tus arasno profane jamás el verdugo;ni haya esclavos que laman el yugoni tiranos que escupan tu faz. Si mañana tu sue…

hey Pavel, remember the way up to the volcano?, slippery, rainy afternoon. Well i gotta tell everyone that reads this journal, that it is the most exciting adventure anyone can have, u gotta try it.    Meeting up with Pavel was so great, first we wanted to climb volcan Tajumulco, unfort…

The night started good, went to pick up Robert at the Airport and the flight was late (no wonder, it was AA) anyway, we went to the Hotel Crowne Plaza Las Americas and make his check in and then wonder off to the city, we saw the Palacio Nacional at night, also Cathedral Metropolitana, Ce…

After thirteen hours of travelling (that includes our three transfers and waiting )we finally arrived Guatemala City. As to be expected, June is there rainy season, so the road was a little bit damped. The airport was very small and as soon as you step out, there would be a lot of tour guides, agen…

Right now I am eating lunch at burger king in Guatemala City!  I know pretty sad.  I arrived in Guatemala City yesterday.  I was picked up by someone and taken to the B&B where I was staying.  By this time it was about 3pm and I was really tired from only about 3 hours of …