Poking through the jungle

Testing times in Guatemala....

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July 7th 2007
After my exceedingly brief stay in Belize, I headed across the border with Northey into Guatemala. Soon after we crossed the border on foot I got the impression of a country full of shysters and grifters, as we had a number of what seemed to be father and son combinations attempting to hornswoggle us into paying an astronomical price for the short trip from the border to Flores. Unaccustomed to h ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala

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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 experience... ... read more