Santa Cruz, Guatemala Travel Blogs

Just a little chill out time...
Jul 2, 2007 (9 photos)

 

Chilling on the blustery lake
Dec 5, 2006 (6 photos)

... we were hoping for! We get straight on a lancha (speed boaty thing that takes you to villages around the lake). We are heading to Santa Cruz, where we have heard good things about a place there and is not as built up as the other towns. 10Q and 20 mins ...

Gringo town
Mar 2, 2007

After a scary ride in a mini bus with a Schumacher wannabe, I made it to Lago Atitlan. That crazy guy, who seemed to be unaware of the fact that Schumi has a better car, can´t have people coming from around the corner in the opposite direction and F1 ...

la iguana perdida
Apr 27, 2006 (11 photos)

... at iguana; dinners, staff, trust system, stuff for the community...running for ten years. Kitchen girls, especially Pantrona Town of santa cruz Solala market and the ride up in a ute Town of Pana Saturday night!!! The Crew Walk to san ...

Leaving Xela
Aug 6, 2004 (1 photos)

... half a day in school and the other half visiting several community projects the school is involved in. Since 80% of Guatemala's population are Maya, many community project focus on education and artisan development in the maya communities. All of these ...

Jul 12, 2009
Jul 12, 2009

Working our way back to see how Wesley is doing we decided to stop off in Quiche

Blankets needed
Feb 23, 2006

... and much colder...Everyone calls Quetzaltenango by its Mayan name, simply Xela for short. It is the centre of commerce for SW Guatemala and the heart of the Quiche people. There are at least 20 different Mayan languages spoken and Spanish is a distant ...

Dreadlocktown
Mar 10, 2009

... lake setting. San P is the second most touristy town around the lake (after middle aged American and partying guatemala city youth favourite Panajachel) and every you go are teeneaged gringos in bandannas, half starved looking long termers with dreadlocks ...

Home Sweet Home-Lago Atitlan
Oct 1, 2007

... meter volcanoes. The people i work with here are pretty cool as well. There is Airek, the manager, who is from Santa Cruz California ironically. Then there are Andy and Gene the people who run the scuba diving (there is cool fresh water diving at the ...

Estamos en Xela or Quetzaltenango
Feb 26, 2006

HOLA! We made it safely to Quetzaltenango, or better known as Xela at about 5pm today. It took a 5 hour bus ride to get here. This morning we got up really early so we could go take the Gandala ride. As it turns out, the ride was really short and ...

The Epicenter of Guatemalan Laziness
Feb 17, 2007 (5 photos)

... the village. On Wednesday we took a boat across the lake to check out the little village of San Marcos, Guatemala's premier New Age centre with lots of yoga, meditation, masseurs, a healing centre offering acupuncture, reflexology and natural remedies ...

The greatest weekend getaway!
Oct 11, 2009 (24 photos)

... knew of it, I had invited both Jarred, Ivan (French) and Ben (British) as well. Because I did not plan on going back to Santa Cruz, I checked out and took my belongings with me - and so did Ben. It was a beautiful 45 minutes hike to Jaibalito. It was ...

Leaving Xela :(
Mar 10, 2006 (14 photos)

... people from all over the world, and tomorrow we are headed for our next destination, Montericco. Montericco is on the Pacific coast of Guatemala, with only black sand beaches. We are a bit warn out from our 2 weeks of study, and I am ready to soak up ...

Just another day
Sep 13, 2006 (5 photos)

... and realized I didn't have enough money for the tickets! Argh. So, once again, I went back to the boat dock to catch a boat to Santa Cruz to my hostel in Isla Verde to get more money, then had to wait another hour or so for another boat to bring me back ...

Last days on Lake Atitlan
Feb 1, 2009 (20 photos)

... ; we will need to get framed. We carry it in a plastic tube. We will begin our move now, back from the highlands of Guatemala to Guate city, via Antigua. After two nights in Antigua, we move to Guate city of an overnight, then fly back to Managua to ...

A paradise unlike any other
Mar 9, 2007

I made my way back to Lago de Atitlan on Wednesday, more specifically to the village of Santa Cruz La Laguna where I hooked up with Don and Richard and joined them for dinner at their friends' house up on the hill. The view of the lake and the 3 ...

Feliz Cumpleanos a Mi Sobrina!
Feb 3, 2007

Happy Birthday to my adorable little neice, Bella.  (That´s her in our profile photo). Bella turns 2 years old today!  She is so much fun and such a sweet and loving little girl.  We miss her incredibly! Happy Birthday little Bella!& ...

Hot springs, cold nights in Fuentes Georginas
Aug 8, 2005 (6 photos)

When we left Xela we decided to go to a nearby town called Zunil. From there we hitched a lift in the back of a pick-up truck up the nearby volcano. At the top is a little place called Fuentes Georginas where they have a few hot springs that are heated by ...

Momostenango - Happy Anniversary Us!!
Feb 26, 2007 (8 photos)

... must realise) felt equally reassured. Along the way there were beautiful views over pine filled valleys, with towering Santa Maria and Tajumulco in the distance, so this partially compensated for this temporary dicomfort. At Momostenango, we ...

Huehuetanango
Mar 20, 2007

Our first night in Guatemala is spent in this city, a modest hotel right downtown offered us a nice safe courtyard for Eve, and rabbits for Gillie to sniff all night. busy, confusing city, but fine after the intial surprise of seeing so many scooters, and ...

Oh my.........it sure is pretty out here!!!
Jul 20, 2008 (40 photos)

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh...the sweet sigh of being in a place that is chilled out and all the people are happy..no tazers here!!! *grin*...we are enjoying everything the lake has to offer..kayaking, scuba diving, hiking, cliff jumping, boating!!...and then great ...

Chillin by the Lakeside
Feb 3, 2007 (12 photos)

Saturday & Sunday - Feb 3 & 4, 2007 On Saturday morning, we packed up and caught a morning ferry to Santa Cruz, across the lake. Santa Cruz is much smaller and quieter than San Pedro or San Marcos.  There are only 3 hotels, with an ...

Congratulations to Guacamole and El Guapo
Feb 3, 2007

Congratulations to Jessica "Guacamole" and Steven "Esteban El Guapo" who got engaged today!  We are very happy for you and wish you lots of happiness and guacamole in your future together! We met Jessie & Steve in Campeche, Mexico and later ...

For you Dan Brown (DaVinci Code) Fans
Jul 11, 2005

Okay, for all you fans of religious history, I have a juicy one for you. On the US dollar, there is a pyramid with the "all seeing eye" at the top with rays coming out of it. This is claimed to be a symbol from the Masons, with it´s roots in Egypt or ...

San Pedro
Apr 28, 2009 (12 photos)

Four days in San Pedro perched at the base of a volcano on Lago Atitlan, well worth the bumpy 3 hour bus ride on the narrow mountain roads.  A hammock, a cold beer, a good book (A Bird in the House by Margaret Atwood) beside the lake  ...

Coffee anyone?
Jul 14, 2005

... to visit these folks. I plan to buy goods directly from them so I know that they get the money. Tomorrow I may be heading into Guatemala City to explore some museums there. I´m not a fan of the city's pollution, but will deal with it for a day. One of ...

Touring Lake Atitlan
Jul 2, 2005 (9 photos)

Spent the day touring the lake and the towns on it. Beautiful! Colors are vibrant on both the people and the landscape.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Dec 30, 2005 (2 photos)

Yesterday morning I took the boat to go Santa Cruz La Laguna, an other village at the other side of the Lake. You can reach it only by boat. I'm staying in a nice hostel at the border of the lake with wooden huts. They have electricity only for the main ...

Coffee and Music
Jul 14, 2005 (5 photos)

Today was a visit to a farm. Check out the pictures for more detail.

Some morning pics of Antigua
Jul 19, 2005 (5 photos)

Just some shots from early morning in Antigua.