house on the way to Livingston...

A Jungle Paradise...

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November 14th 2005
I have done so much since I last wrote, that I don´t know where to begin... Right now I am in Flores, a little town built on the edge of lago de peten itza (a lake) way up in northern Guatemala. It is so beautiful here, and the weather is amazing. I have been swimming in the lake every afternoon because it gets really hot up here. So after my last day of school and my salsa dancing lesson in Ant ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Petén Region » Flores

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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