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Guatemala

Lessons I learned hiking with Quetzaltrekkers: Part 1

August 8, 2011 Adventure

Sometimes, it’s better together.

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Photo Friday: Only Jesus can change your life

August 5, 2011 Guatemala

Only Jesus can change your life in Guatemala

Murals like this are common in staunchly Catholic Guatemala.

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Death, life and drugs in Xela’s cemetery

August 3, 2011 Central America

The other students at my Spanish school and I were warned. You don’t go into the cemetery at night. And if you’re a woman, best not to go there at all, unless in a group. So naturally, I put it on my list of places I wanted to see before I left Xela.

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The people you meet: Xela, Guatemala

August 1, 2011 Central America

This is Alesseo. He lives in a small village outside Xela, Guatemala where many of the men from the village have gone to the USA to work, including his father.

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Photo Friday: Hungry and hoping in rural Guatemala

July 29, 2011 Guatemala

The second morning of my hike from Xela to Lake Atitlan, Guatemala with Quetzaltrekkers we ate breakfast at a local comedor in the village of Santa Catarina, next door to this butcher shop.

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Volunteer Guatemala: Building Stoves

July 27, 2011 Central America

I chose my spanish school in Xela based on their philosophy and mission, as well as the volunteer projects they run. Recommended to me by Shannon from A Little Adrift, the great thing about Pop Wuj is that they allow you to participate in their projects whether you’re spending one week or one month at the [...]

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Studying Spanish in Xela, Guatemala

July 25, 2011 Adventure

While I enjoyed my time studying Spanish in Antigua, when my week was up I was looking forward to a change of scenery. Most people will tell you that the highland town of Quetzaltenango (Xela) is where the ‘serious’ people go – those serious about Spanish, about hiking in the surrounding hills and those serious [...]

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