Blogs from Antigua, Capital Region, Guatemala, Central America Caribbean - page 92

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Have you ever bruised your heels? I think that when I let go of that taxi, those first few paces when I managed to keep my feet under me, before going down in a sprawling heap, my heels hit the ground so hard that I bruised them. And let me tell you, it sucks. I've been limping around the badly cobblestoned streets of Antigua for three days now, and the thing is - if your heels are bruised, when in the hell do they get time to heal. Anyways, for my regular, faithful readers, I wanted to warn you that by posting my robbery story, I may have screwed up the whole way you end up experiencing this blog. See, the entries are sorted according to the date that I assign them, not the date that ... read more


I love Anigua! After three days, I'm taking back my initial thought that it's like a ancient, Guatemalan Disney World. It really is different than Xela. And I'm glad I had both experiences. I'm also very glad that I studied in Xela. There are so many tourists here! This is the beginning of Semana Santa, the holiest (is that a word?) and most important holiday in Guatemala, so I think this is probably the most overrun it gets, but still.... I'm glad I was here for the start of Semana Santa to see some of the processions and traditions, but I'm also glad I'm leaving before it gets too insane, which I've heard it will toward the end of the week. For those familiar with Chicago, Antigua is like the Lincoln Park of Guatemala. It's where ... read more


We interrupt our regularly scheduled (that is to say, two weeks behind) updates to this blog to bring you this late breaking item: yesterday morning, while attempting to escape Guatemala City, I was robbed. And robbed good and proper, too. Combined with my loss four weeks ago of overly expensive prescription sunglasses, yesterday´s events bring to an end a 15 year unbroken record of travel with virtually no unfortunate incidents. I made two absolutely rookie and idiotic mistakes. See if you can spot them. Vanessa and I arrived in Guate City at about 6:00 a.m. after another overnight bus ride from Poptun. As I had recently developed a full-fledged cold (only I could get a cold in the tropics), I was operating in a bit of a Neo-Citron haze (Lemsip for you brits). So, after a ... read more


(this one should be short...not too much to report) So I left Utila a few days ago and spent a night in San Pedro Sula, where 4 days earlier 28 people where killed when a gang member took and AK-47 and unloaded on a local bus. But dont worry mom, things where much safer when I was there, they had officers stationed all over the place. From San Pedro, I caught an all day bus and ended up in Antigua Guatemala by night fall. Antigua is an absolutely amazing city. There are a ton of fun little restaurants and bars here. It is a little more expensive then the other cities I have been in but it is one of those places that is just really fun to explore. I would compare it to Charleston S.C. ... read more
Market
Market
Chruch Lady


My friends from Xela and I went to Antigua for the weekend. For some this would be but a brief rest from the near constant rain of Xela, for others this would possibly be the search for a new home, for me a new phase of my travels, the journey to Tikal and return to Los Angeles. I have just 3 weeks left before I fly on to Hawaii. Antigua has changed in the three weeks since I left, not in any major way, but there are many fewer tourists and students, this must be the depths of the low season. Clubs and bars that were busy even on a Monday or Tuesday are empty, I'm stopped more often in the streets by people extolling the virtues of one Spanish School or another. On the flip ... read more
Antigua
Christian and Lizette
Cerro de la Cruz


In Spanish Antigua means literally antique. Antigua until 1773 was the capital of Guatemala. In 1773 Antigua was devastated by an earthquake that all but destroyed the city. The Guatemalans decided to move the capital of the country to the present location of Guatemala City. Meanwhile the citizens of Antigua rebuilt the city in the colonial Spanish style that had existed before the destruction. Now Antigua is a world heritage site, meaning that special laws regulate any renovations, or new buildings in the area. Nestled between three volcanoes Antigua is one of the most beautiful cities I have ever visited. Scattered throughout the town are ruins from the 1773 earthquake, colonial buildings now converted into restaurants, shops and Internet cafes. I had only planned to stay in Antigua for a few days but due to being ... read more
Antigua
Juggling with the kids
Chiken bus in Antigua


travelling in guatemala... read more


No, your eyes do not deceive you, it does say 1988. As my project here in Germany, I’ve begun to go over our travel journals started in 1988 when we left Alaska for our first long adventure. We went to Antigua, Guatemala first to study Spanish, then traveled through Central and South America for about a year and one-half. So as to have an accurate, historical record of our journals, I’m re-typing them “as is” so to speak. Therefore, the narrative might only be interesting to those of you who want to know what it was like in these places so many years ago. Important note: I do not have access to my original photos, so am using newer ones (from our visit in 08) or ones I've scanned - plan to put in the original ... read more
Antigua Church
Gringo Bashers
Antigua Weaver




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