Quetzaltenango Travel Blogs - Page 2

Guatemala was amazing and I wasn't expecting it to be as spectacular as it was. I did so much, and there's still a lot left to do. I only went to Panajachel, Quetzaltenango, and Antigua.

January - March 2007, visited Xela, Panajachel, San Pedro, Monterrico, Rio Dulce, Tikal, Semuc Champey, and Antigua. Studied Spanish for about 5 weeks altogether and explored...good times!!

For a summary of my trip to Guatemala, go to http://www.arjewtino.com and search for "Guatemala".

Next stop was Xela (also known as Quetzaltenango). The main reason I came here was to hike up Tajamulco, the highest volcano in central America. It was a pretty early start and a long way up but the hike was pretty good, as was camping up at 4000m - if you ignore the frostbite. The views in the m…

The hike through the night up Santa Maria for the full moon was fantastic but really tough! We met at Quetzeltrekkers at 11Pm. Started climbing around 12:30 and reached the top (with many breaks) around 4:15. The sunrise was spectacular  and the views of Santiaguito amazing as well as all…

Hey Everyone, Hope life at home is going ok!  I can´t believe it´s only been a week since i´ve been away. Craziness! So, on weds i left Antigua and took 3    (yes 3) buses by myself to get to Lago de Atitlan.  By the time i was getting near i was bored of buses so…