Laguna Chicabal

Laguna Chicabal

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March 4th 2009
Last week, one of the teacher at my Spanish school suggested that we visited Laguna Chicabal on Saturday. She is a "woman of a certain age" which lulled me into thinking that the hike up and down to the laguna would be relatively easy. WRONG. Well, it was not that bad but my body is not made for hiking, that much I know for sure. The hike took about 2 hours until the mirador. The view was w ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Western Highlands » Quetzaltenango

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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