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A Taste of Central America

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January 19th 2010
I was itching to go abroad again and realized there was no way I could wait until June for my upcoming epic trip to South Africa. I found some cheap airfare to Guatemala, started reading about it, and was sold. Then I paid a little extra to fly into Belize first for some diving, which kind of countered the cheap airfare that caught my attention in the first place. But whatever, I was psyched on ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Capital Region » Antigua

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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