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I love this lake. If I could live there, I might. It's just so pretty and it's got everything and, ugh, I wish I was sitting on a tree branch over the water, enjoying the warm sun. Instead, I'm sitting under a blanket with at least 6 feet of snow on the ground outside. Oh…
I love Guatemala. It was my favorite country in Central America and I think about going back on a regular basis (it's 2020 now and I still think about going back all the time.) I love the cities. I love the nature. I love the coffee. I love the people. All of it, really. If…
I think I finally figured it out. I think I felt the same way about Tikal as I did about the Grand Canyon. I just didn't love it. I didn't hate it either though. Maybe I don't have this all figured out. It was my fourth and final ruin site. Maybe I was running out…
Antigua was one of my favorite places I went in Central America. I was there for about a week and spent most of it just wandering around and drinking coffee. I have to say, it was a pretty good week. Most of the time spent wandering, I didn't have my camera with, but a few…
One thing I knew I wanted to do before I left was climb a volcano, specifically Pacaya in Guatemala, mostly because that was the only one I knew about. Pacaya is just outside of Antigua, about an hour's drive. After a couple days wandering around Antigua, I decided it was time I do the climb.…
Continue reading ➞ Climbing Pacaya, My First Volcanic Adventure
I've already mentioned that Guatemala was by far my favorite. I didn't spend the most time here, Nicaragua takes the cake for that, but I was here for three weeks and ten of those days were spent in San Pedro La Laguna on the stunning Lake Atitlan. There were a couple times after three or…
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. Guatemala was my favorite country I visited, by far. It had everything. There was beach (that I didn't go to,) ruins, and volcanos. It had the best stuff to buy and it was…
Continue reading ➞ Semuc Champey In Guatemala: A Not So Hidden Paradise