27th June - 3rd July - Quetzaltenango (Xela for short) July 5th 2007 Hola, Hola, Hola....
Long time since I've done this.... Hope everyone is good and well and enjoying the summer as much as I am. You might be wondering what I've been upto over the past month and a half - so I'm gonna break it down into two parts. We left the beautiful Flores & Lake Peten and headed down south towards the mountainous regions of the country and stayed at Quetzaltenango or Xela - ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Western Highlands » Quetzaltenango 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
I'm all about reality. Having recently sold my property and given up full time employment I am set to embark on my first (long overdue) traveling adventure. Seeing so much damn strangeness happening in the 1st world its time to take a step into the so called 3rd world and see where we are going wrong (or right).... full info