Xela a.k.a. Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

Travel Blogs from Xela a.k.a. Quetzaltenango (5)

The first week of school!, Xela a.k.a. Quetzaltenango, Guatemala travel blog
The first week of school!
Mar 3, 2006

... schools on the lake so, we plan on taking another 2 weeks to study spanish before traveling ALL around Guatemala. Jenna and I have been having a GREAT time exploring Xela and meeting new people. It is hard to believe we have only been here for 6 days!

A travel blog entry by dolphintherapy
Hola todos!, Xela a.k.a. Quetzaltenango, Guatemala travel blog
Hola todos!
Mar 4, 2006

Wow, with a huge headache, from not drinking enough water, I have safely arrived at the Internet cafe yet again. After school today, I went up the steepest road I could find, which had a ton of switchbacks straight up the foothills on the outskirts of ...

A travel blog entry by nossnarog
Antigua to Xela, Xela o´ Quetzaltenango, Guatemala travel blog
Antigua to Xela
Feb 27, 2006

... open said there were no more buses going to Xela because all had left to the market in chichicastenango, or the volcanoes, or guatemala city! I thought I was going to have to take a chicken bus and figure out some exchange in a town I know nothing about, ...

A travel blog entry by veronicasharpe
Highland fling, Xela (aka Quetzaltenango), Guatemala travel blog
Highland fling
Jan 31, 2005

Quetzaltenango (or Xela as everyone calls it - pronounced Shayla) was the first stop on our two week highland fling. It is Guatemala's second largest city, but it's a much nicer, gentler place than Guate. In fact it doesn't really feel much like a city ...

A travel blog entry by alves

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