Guatemala City, Guatemala Travel Blogs

Chicken buses and ice cream cones
Aug 8, 2005 (1 photos)

... starchy though. Still so good. Also got some homemade flour tortillas with salsa and mangos. When we got to Guatemala, it was late afternoon. I got lost in the dirty city area, so I just caught a cab to take me to the bus stop. He wanted to take me all ...

What I like About Guatemala City
Feb 4, 2008 (2 photos)

... it´s originally old and beautiful paintings as well as antiqued sculptures and such.  It is truly magnificent.  I also like that Guatemala City is referred to as Guate.  There are buses to almost anywhere you want to go and the passport visa ...

Rules of Patience: Guatemala City to Panajachel
Nov 5, 2007 (8 photos)

... to use his phone (that´s how lost I must have looked).  I took him up on his offer and made my first call in Guatemala.  I reached my shuttle service and they said they couldn´t find me and would come back at 10.  That gave 3 hours to sit on ...

Guatemala City
Sep 24, 2006

Travel up to Flores.

What Happens When You Pee
Mar 9, 2008

... like crazzy.  I´m sitting in my seat thinking "god when am I going to be able to pee during this 10 hour trip to Guatemala City", when all the men and little boys from the bus leave, line up against some woods and pee.  Oh my god, there has ...

Back in GC
Dec 11, 2006

Arrive here at about 6am and get a taxi across town through swarms of people selling fruit and veg.  We arrive at Melva Buses to get a bus to El Salvador.   GC looks a lot better in daylight plus it is not raining.  Things are getting ...

Back in Guate
Aug 2, 2006

... toilet. Again we had a thorough search by the Salvadorian officials before getting back on the road and arriving in Guate at midday. Guatemala City is a sprawling mess and not a particularly nice place to stay. At the bus depot we had no where to stay, ...

Travel scholarship
Feb 1, 2009

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Liquid Hot Magma , Lago Attilan and Antigua
Oct 23, 2007 (9 photos)

... point to repair these churches because there is no money and the ruins that weren't churches have no function as government buildings (Guatemala City is the capital and is about 40km away).  We looked at a handful amount of ruins, took note to stand ...

We've arrived...I think
Sep 17, 2007 (2 photos)

... pm today after the first flight of our trip.  Everything was fairly uneventful, at least until we arrived at the airport in Guatemala City.  We passed signs proclaiming that this place was going to be the most modern airport in Central America.  They weren't ...

Family time
Oct 31, 2007 (12 photos)

Before heading towards Mexio we decided to spend some time with my family in Guatemala City. We stayed downtown in my aunt´s apartment and had a full program with one family date after another. It was great seeing everybody after 2 years and Nathan is now ...

Viva La Revolution!
Nov 29, 2001 (1 photos)

... of Guate, it does look dangerous, however, we didn't encounter any problems. Guate city is not as pretty as Mexico, not as run down as Belize, just a historic capital in Central America. Viva Guatemala! Workers of the world unite! Viva La Revolution!

Trek home
Sep 30, 2006 (1 photos)

I made it into Guatemala City last nite around 9:30pm or so. I took the latest flight possible out of San Pedro. At some point we landed in San Salvador, El Salvador but only briefly. I ate the most amazing spring rolls there, at the airport, but that's ...

I'm in Guatemala!
Jun 8, 2006 (2 photos)

I arrived safely in Guatemala City a bit late on Thursday night the 8th of June. After a pleasant stay at a bed and breakfast, I rode a bus with another student to Xela (¨Shayla¨), shorter Mayan name for Quetzaltenango, 4 hours away up in the mountains. ...

The Case of the Stolen Passport
Apr 9, 2001

... been through. She even topped up our water bottles. So, here we are borrowing the computer of the reservation agent in the Guatemala City Ramada Reforma Hotel. He just popped his head into the office door to ask us to turn off the computer when we ...

Throught the Guatemala roads
Jun 11, 2011 (1 photos)

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The begining
May 23, 2007

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Volcan Pacaya - Fun with Lava
Jun 8, 2008 (6 photos)

My second day in Guatemala I visited Pacaya volcano, outside of Guatemala City.  Everyone and their brother's dog hikes this volcano because it's an easy two hour hike.  Despite the easy hike, this volcano provides a rewarding experience thanks ...

End of the Road
Jun 3, 2008

They say 'All good things come to an end' and so it is with this 1 month trip of Central America. In hindsight, 8 countries in 4 weeks was a little ambitious and I didn't get to see everything I wanted but I came pretty darn close........[Click here ...

Trip avec Delphy
Jan 15, 2009 (12 photos)

... à la Ciudad. Réception chaleureuse par Delphy, Willy et Fernando. 16/01/09: Soirée de folie à Antigua, capitale historique du Guatémala, avec Delphy, Willy et Fernando. Concert de rock dans un pub amiance western, petite cession salsa, puis fin de soirée en ...

New country, new language.
Nov 13, 2006

... as it is definitely there but there is no sign.  Better yet make sure you get your free airport pickup! Oh, another great thing about Guatemala is Alejandro.  He is on either a channel or a program called Hoy at about 9am.  He is a kind of ...

Arrival in Guatemala
Jan 13, 2007

Nat and I arrived safely in Guatemala City, landing pretty much right on time after 2 separate flights got us from Montreal to Guatemala City via Miami. We met up with the other members of the Habitat for Humanity team and the plan is to travel east by bus ...

Arrived in Guatemala
Jul 22, 2007

Well I finally Arrived in Guatemala.

The eagle has landed
Sep 3, 2006 (5 photos)

I landed in Guatemala City and was met by Lionel Garcia. As you can see from the pic, he was waiting for me with a sign...just like the movies! It was great. I had to laugh. It took about 45 minutes to drive to Antigua. There I met my host family, the ...

Adios Antigua and Back to the Big City
Apr 12, 2008 (40 photos)

... that brought it all down.   We went back to the 'hotel' and relaxed until our driver came at 2 to take us into Guatemala City.    We arrived at our hotel - the Marriott - and when we checked in they asked us if we were in Guatemala for ...

bright lights, big city
Mar 7, 2005

It was only a few blocks from the bus station where I was dropped off in Guatemala City to where the buses leave for Antigua, so I decided to take my chances on foot as it was broad daylight and so far my travels in Guatemala had been trouble-free, despite ...

Stop Speaking Spanish!
Jan 20, 2007

Hey everybody....made it home just fine!  All went well and I'm feeling fine and only a little weary!  I have so many crazy stories that I want to add to this log.  I'll try not to bug you all .... just maybe remind you every so often when ...

Pacaya Pacaya Pacaya
Mar 7, 2006 (10 photos)

We did it!! We accomplished what we came back to Antigua to do...we climbed Pacaya. And sure enough, there was a small eruption while we were up there. And it was not easy either...while the first two hours were more of a hike, the last hour in the ...

Busses and Transportation in Guatemala
May 4, 2007

... we rode in one that had a pig tied to the roof and every time we took a turn it would slide around and squeal. Guatemala also uses pickup trucks that cram in nearly 40 people in the back...that can't be safe. Read more stories like this at Adventures ...

1e klas heen en terug en terug
Aug 24, 2007

... weer waardoor de zichtbaarheid 0 was. 3 kwartier later gingen we landen maar blijkbaar terug in san pedro sula en niet in guatemala city!! weeral grote verbazing! maar natuurlijk ook langer in eerste klas! we hebben daar dan nog een anderhalf uur zitten ...