How NOT to cross the border from Antigua, Guatemala to Copán, Honduras
After 3.5 months in Guatemala, spanning mid-June of 2014 to early October, it was finally time for me to leave my beloved city of…
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Guatemala travel blog posts and photography from GreatDistances.
Guatemalan Independence & Xela Feria 2014
Guatemala first celebrated its independence from Spain on September 15th of 1821. Guatemala now celebrates its independence for about two weeks straight. It’s a…
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Tajumulco: Trekking to the Top of Central America
On September 27 and 28 of 2014, I trekked/climbed to the summit of Volcán Tajumulco (13,851 feet / 4,222 m above sea level) –…
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BORDER RUN! CA-4 Visa Renewal from Xela, Guatemala to Tapachula, Mexico
After nearly three months spent traveling in Guatemala and El Salvador in 2014, my 90-day tourist visa for the Central America-4 (CA-4) countries (Guatemala,…
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How to Summit Guatemala’s Volcan Santa Maria for Fifty Cents
It may be a new world record for dirt cheap, yet, enviable adventure travel activities: I summitted Guatemala’s Volcan Santa Maria – elevation 3,772 m…
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