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Retalhuleu Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Retalhuleu, Guatemala
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Mi proyecto a la finca
As offered in a previous entry here, there are many questions that Iīd like to explore with the inhabitants of this newly founded cooperative community. I had attempted on several occasions to inquire how they felt about the changes that had happened in ...
At the Communidad de Nueva Alianza
(Pictures to come) I arrived at the finca (plantation), La Communidad de Nueava Alianza, with no hitches early Tuesday afternoon, the 22nd of August. I immediately learned that the volunteer I intended to meet before he left had left that same morning. ...
Early mornings and friends
15th March 2010 Hotel Rodry, Mazetenango, Guatemala (50Q0 Yesterday Panajachel – San Lucas Toliman (38kms) Today San Lucas – Manze (84kms) Hot, hot, hot The 16km climb out of Panajachel turned out to be fine, always is when you ...
Mayan Ruins and the Beach
This day trip was a wonderful change from the damp, cool altitude of Xela as we went down to the beach one Saturday at the end of June. First, since we'd embarked at 6 a.m., we stopped for a quick breakfast (desayuno) and to explore some Mayan ruins. ...
Ruins may not be our thing, but futbol is!
... above sea level), through a long and steep river gorge. Once we reached the bottom of the gorge, and the humid town of Retalhuleu, we were sweating - its pretty hot down in them lowlands! The ruins themselves were reached after about 2 & 1/2 hours ...
Das letzte Mal Strand
... nur San Cristobal in Mexico war kalt (nur 8 Grad Nachts), nein auch werden wir unseren letzten zwei Wochen in Guatemala im Hochland verbringen. So richtig warmes Klima duerfen wir also nicht mehr erwarten. Bevor wir uns also ins ...
Leaving Xela
Ok, so I am going to cheat a bit, and pretend I had access to the internet the last few days, and update day by day... otherwise you would have a ridiculously long entry here... well, you actually might anyway. We woke up at about 530 on Saturday ...
let's give this thing another go...shall we?
... impossible, even given the capacity for creative ingenuity that Guatemalans possess in regards to transport. During my time in Guatemala, I have seen pigs, chickens, people, couches, televisions, and on one startling occasion, an enormous anti-aircraft ...
Photo Update!
So, as promised! Here are the photos We went on a tour of xela yesterday, and I took some random shots of cool things I saw, plus we took a whole bunch of pictures of the hike... ...
Bus Rides and Landslides
This has been quite the day. I now know that not finding our taxi yesterday was small potatoes, and that without John, I would possibly be lost on the side of the road somewhere... oh wait, that happened with him too.. We woke up this ...
Coffee Farm number one: La Primavera
... been reading alot about the Agrarian Reforms here in Guatemala. For those who don't read alot about Agrarian Reform in Guatemala... After independence from Spain, an emerging coffee elite class started to take control of indigenous owned lands to further ...
Guatemala revisited
... Guatemala is in hot water right now as 3 San Salvadoran representatives to the Latin American parliament were assassinated in Guatemala 2 weeks ago and then the 4 Guatemalan policemen put onto the case were also killed. San Salvador is clearly very ...
Onward to Lago Atilan
Its beautiful here, really relaxed and lots of people here for the yoga, meditation and ommmmmmmm!! We arrived in the evening and in the dark and was confronted by īThe Mazeī, apart from the main street all of the streets are little winding paths, ...
Mazatenango
Le weekend dernier, Jaquelin, une amie du travail et nutritioniste, m'a invitée a passer le weekend avec elle a sa maison sur la côte (oų il fait chaud) et d'aller ā un parc d'attractions connu. On est parti samedi matin ā 6h et on est revenu ...
week end at the beach
On friday night I got a call from Robert asking me if I have seen Sary... ??? she was supposed to be with him in Mexico before flying to San Diego in the US. He told me quickly that she got a problem with her passeport and was coming back to Xela. One ...
week end in a coffee plantation
... with Roisin, her son Leo and Rea who are Irish. It took us 2 hours by microbuses to go to the community who are based next Retalhuleu on the east of Xela. In the morning we went for a nice 2 hours walk to a small waterfall where you can take a bath. ...
Battery Fire! You're Kidding Me!
... ; Although I had driven over 2000 miles away from my house, I felt as though I was finally home! Maybe it was the Guatemala sign or the flags. Whatever the case a sense of relief overcame me...to soon. By the time we reached the next town, ...
Xocomil Water Park
This is the greatest waterpark ever! Apparently Xocomil means "wind that flows over the water" Some of the waterslides would NEVER be allowed in Canada or the US. I kinda felt unsafe at times but that is the thrill of it- who knew if you would actually ...
Semana Santa
Apparently Semana Santa is very much celebrated in Guatemala. In my rural village they reenact the entire Holy Week with parades and celebrations. The best of these is the reenactment of Viernes Santo (Good Friday), in which one local villager ...
Champerico Guatemala
... leading south to the coast. The previous night had been ridiculous after celebrating our departure from Mexico and entrance into Guatemala, after some serious time logged at the border crossing. Sugar cane alcohol for $1.30, from the market got it ...
week one
... been here for so much longer. so much has happened I really donīt know where to begin. My first memories of Guatemala are definitely not ideal. my wisdom tooth annoyances turned into an infection...and so my first few hours in the country ...
Back to Guatemala
We have farewelled the refuge and returned to friendly land! The lake is very beautiful and changes colour everytime you see it. As usual, however, the Guatemalan transport system has been its usual frustrating self. To get from the border to ...
Feliz dia de amor!
Hola all! and happy valentines day! thought i would post some pictures for you all...but i have to mention that i definitely did not take these awesome pics...we're lucky enough to have some professional photographers on the trip and so they took these ...
Buenas Vistas, San Simon, y estufas
Itīs been a few days...lots of fun stuff. This weekend was one of good views and good music (Buenas Vistas). For lunch I hiked up the mountain for lunch with a couple friends at El Alquimista. It was quite a hike, too, up very steep cobblestone ...
Coffee volunteering
You won’t find Lomo Linda on a map. It is a one road aldea (village) nestled in the Guatemalan highlands near Retalhuleu. Its climate and altitude make it perfect for coffee cultivation, which makes coffee the only source of income for its 2000 ...
mi familia etc...
ok....iīve been putting this off because so much has happened in the past week that i really donīt even know where to begin and now i have to be home for dinner soon so i apolgize...but this is going to be the short version. mi familia es wonderful ...
Feliz Cumpleaņos!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUMS!!! just a quick note wishing you a very wonderful birthday mi madre...love you ...
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