View on our walk to the volcano

Photo heavy (oops, turned out word heavy too!)

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October 1st 2013
Yesterday Roger and I decided to try and walk to the base of the volcano, Santa Maria. According to google maps, it would be about a 10k walk there (obviously 10k back too) and all together probably take 4 and a half hours. Since we like sleeping in, we got a late start and decided to just walk as far as we wanted to on the same route. We were gone total for 2 hours and 18 minutes so we assume we ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Western Highlands » Quetzaltenango

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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