Background: The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace agreement formally ending the conflict, which had left more than 100,000 people dead and had created some 1 million refugees.
May 14th 2008Central America Caribbean » Guatemala Well it's been awhile, and you might have figured out why based on the title. Last week I was very sick. I finally got hit with the "Montezuma's Revenge". I had been getting progressively worse for ov ... 22 photos[full story]
May 15th 2008Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Quetzaltenango Hey Everyone, Well, here I am. Today is my birthday. My first birthday away from home. I'm not doing anything special today. I'm gonna do some pondering, eating, smoking, and listening to Bob Dylan to ... [full story]
May 15th 2008Central America Caribbean » Guatemala Hola!
Long time no blog! The last few weeks has been pretty good and not quite as hectic as my first few weeks! Two weekends ago we went back to Antigua and then to Chichicastenango which is known ... 8 photos[full story]
May 15th 2008Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Rio Dulce Hi Everyone,
Sorry it took so long for me to get back to you but here I am... So yesterday we had family day at the orphanage which was odd because only the children from the local village had parent ... 10 photos[full story]
March 22nd 2008Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Rio Dulce Recently, various cousins from both Steve and my families came down to give us a visit. We had invited as many kids as were able to make it, and 5 came in all; four from my family's side (Courtny, Gr ... 20 photos[full story]
May 13th 2008Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Antigua » Antigua Dear All,
If you have taken time out of your day to navigate all the way to this page to read what I´m doing over the other side of the world then thank you. Unfortunately, I am having some troubl ... [full story]
May 10th 2008Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Guatemala & Antigua
Hello again everyone,
This is just a quick blog to share some photos from our recent (April 24 - 29) Guatemala trip, along with an update on our Guatemala family: Barrios’s warm and wond ... 18 photos[full story]
May 8th 2008Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Antigua » Antigua Holey Moley...the adventure never ends!
We begin our time in Guatamala by arriving in the strangely clean and comfortable city of Antigua. This is in stark contrast to the raw and difficult landsc ... 14 photos[full story]
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