Bongos

Rio Dulce and the Carribean

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July 17th 2006
Another weekend with the Spaniards. We only started planning this trip on Wednesday and left on Thursday........ I convinced Gemma that bringing her guidebook would be a good idea, it is also a lonely planet but in Spanish, saves me some work explaining. She agreed but them continued to leave it on the bus when we arrived! The bus journey to Puerto Barrios (the eastiest place to head close to t ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Caribbean Coast » Livingston

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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