Lake/See

Antigua & Lake Atitlan

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October 28th 2008
Erst Englisch, dann Deutsch: We had a smooth border crossing into Guatemala and passed through the capital, bustling Guatemala City and headed straight towards Antigua. We noticed a bus pulled over with lots of passengers on the roadside, some of which were weeping. Then someone pointed out that there were bullet shots on the bus windscreen. Scary. Don’t know what had happened but it hadn’t ... 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