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Guatemala

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October 24th 2006
Sorry for the long wait on the blog but we've been running out of steam a little bit and we just wanted to spend the last couple of weeks we had left on this trip doing stuff and seeing things rather than sitting in front of a computer! We crossed the border into Guatemala from Belize fairly smoothly. We had heard that we would have to pay to cross the border but Alex, feeling a little argument ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala

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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