Willy swotting up on his Spanish

Lake Atitlan

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March 12th 2010
We left Flores happy that we'd visited, but pleased that we were heading on to a new adventure. The journey to Guatemala City didn't disappoint. The driver was, in my mind, unhinged. He was driving as if he was in a tiny Peugeot 205 and even then that would have been conservative. With it being a night journey, leaving at 11pm and due to arrive in the city at 6am, we didn't see much of the cou ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Western Highlands » San Pedro La Laguna

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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