The Colourful Country

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October 23rd 2008
So far, Guatemala has been our favourite country in Central America. It has so much culture and traditions and feels really different to it's neighbouring countries. Everything seems to be so colourful, from people's traditional clothes to the chicken buses! Taking a trip on the chicken buses (old retired american schoolbuses used as regular buses in Guatemala and other countries in central americ ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Western Highlands » Chichicastenango

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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