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Central America First Stop - Guatemala - January 2012

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January 29th 2012
On Monday January 16th, we flew from DF to Guatemala City to begin our Central American Adventure. We settled into a nice older charming hotel called the Pan American, located only a block from the Centro Historico and spent the afternoon wandering through the Zocalo, which they call the Centro. We enjoyed the flavor of Latin America finding Guatemala City similar but also different than Mexico. W ... 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