Cruising to Santa Cruz, Lake Atitilan with our Israeli/Palestinian friends

Colourful Guatemala - people, textiles and country

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December 4th 2006
FLORES & TIKAL (Northern Guatemala) - Fri 17/11 to Mon 20/11 So....last time we were taking a bus from Belize City to the Guatemalan border. Well we arrived & paid a ridiculous departure fee (something like $37.50 each), & stepped into Guatemala. Immediately, we were under pressure from bus owners & touts telling us all sorts of stories about broken down buses, hijacks, "bandidos" & the like, bu ... 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