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February 9th 2008
The flight to Guatemala City was an uneventful one. I arrived in Guatemala City without having printed off the instructions on how to get to the orphanage, like the eejit that I am. But I remembered that there were 2 bus companies that could get me where I needed to go. So I found a taxi and asked the driver which bus company still ran to Rio Dulce after 5pm, and of course he brought me to the wro ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Caribbean Coast » Río Dulce

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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