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The best of Guatemala in 7 days!
Posted on May 29, 2007, 13:41:49 by SlipperyCoconut
... recommend doing the Bay Islands (Honduras) another time since you only have 1 week. My recommendations for Best Of Guatemala would include: - Visit Lake Atitlan for 1-2 days. Stay at Casa Del Mundo (google for website) or Isla Verde if Casa Del Mundo is ...
 
Renting a car
Posted on Mar 22, 2009, 11:20:14 by mmbcross
... to be a lot of traffic early on. Anyway, why drive at night when the scenery is so spectacular. Once we drove from Lake Atitlan to Guatemala City at night and had to drive at 5 MPH due to the dense fog that comes down over the mountains after dark. You ...
 
Renting a car
Posted on Mar 12, 2009, 22:50:55 by mmbcross
... Dulce - Side trip to Copan, Honduras - Guatemala City (go through - don't stop) - Antigua - Chichicastenango - Panajachel/Lake Atitlan - Quetzaltenango - Huehuetenango - La Mesilla (Return to Mexico) - San Cristobal de las Casas - Tuxtla Gutierrez/El ...
 
El Mirador, Guatemala
Posted on Aug 9, 2008, 23:52:28 by zinnanti
... lugging my 14 year old daughter to Guatemala. We have a six day plan for the Antigua-Chichi-Lake Atitlan region. This is my second trip to Guatemala. Especially considering what the people there have been through, it is a wonderfully inviting place. They ...
 
Guatemala.Volunteers needed
Posted on Jul 15, 2006, 04:19:28 by deb2
I will be studying Spanish around Lake Atitlan this winter. I have come across a volunteer project called CANDELA near San Pedro La Laguna. Has anyone volunteered there? I found it via a link from the San Pedro Spanish School. This school and Casa Rosario ...
 
Panama or Guatamala?
Posted on Aug 11, 2008, 02:31:32 by semi-backpacker
... in Costa Rica at the time) and I loved Guatemala so much, that I canceled my Panama trip and went back to Guatemala a second time! I would recommend starting with . Most hotels in Antigua have airport pick-up from Guatemala City for a reasonable fee ...
 
Follow in the footsteps of Che Guevara with The Adventure Company
Posted on Jan 6, 2009, 07:53:45 by tac_blog
... over 16 days, with highlights including the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza, Tikal and Copan; the colonial city of Antigua; Lake Atitlan and the colourful indigenous market at Chichicastenango. The 16-day trip has departures on 31st January - 15th February ...
 
Mexico City to Rio overland!!
Posted on May 11, 2009, 23:06:47 by mmbcross
... you have come to the same conclusion). 1. Suggested route Mexico: Puebla, Oaxaca San Cristobal de las Casas Guatemala: Quetzaltenango Lake Atitlan Antigua Rio Dulce Side trip to Tikal Honduras: Copan Nicaragua: Costa Rica: Volcan Arenal Corcovado Park ...
 
Stepping out of "tourist" shoes
Posted on Oct 5, 2009, 14:59:35 by nikkiw
... to remain eco-friendly, we explored the beautiful landscape of Guatemala as we hiked, biked, and kayaked around Antigua and Lake Atitlan. The adventure portion of the trip was incredibly fun, but the part that makes these trips all-encompassing and truly ...
 
Mystery and Adventure sought
Posted on Jun 15, 2009, 16:34:02 by semi-backpacker
... too many to list off the top of my head :-) When I go on vacation, I enjoy going to landmarks...either places of historical importance like La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona or places with enormous amounts of scenic beauty, like Lake Atitlan in Guatemala...