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Guatemala

Guatemala Recap

  • August 26, 2018March 12, 2019

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Length of Stay:

  • 4 days, 5 nights

Itinerary

  • Day 1:
    • Exploring Antigua
    • Visiting the Chocolate Museum
    • Trying out some new cuisine
  • Day 2:
    • Hiking Pacaya Volcano
    • Using GPS My City to take a walking tour of ruins around the area
  • Day 3:
    • Exploring Lake Atitlan
  • Day 4:
    • Touring a coffee farm
    • Going to a local
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Guatemala

From Seed to Cup: My Visit to a Coffee…

  • August 25, 2018March 12, 2019

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Straight rows of tiny well-cared-for plants.

Tall trees generous with sharing their shade.

Gorgeous mountains surrounding it all.

As an avid coffee drinker, visiting a coffee farm or roasting plant has been on my bucket list for a quite a few years. You can imagine my surprise (and delight) when I found this little gem … Read more

Guatemala

Real Time (Between the Waters at Lake Atitlan)

  • August 18, 2018March 12, 2019

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There’s always that moment when you see or experience something in real life that  you previously had only glimpsed in photos.

That sense of comparison.

Of disappointment or surprise.

Of noticing things that even the most expensive of camera lens wouldn’t be able to capture.

After I impulsively decided to fly to Guatemala during my … Read more

Guatemala

High (Slightly Dangerous) Places

  • August 17, 2018March 12, 2019

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It was slow-going. For each step that I took, I slid down half of a pace. The loose rubble crunched under my hiking boots, and I was glad that I had worn such sturdy shoes to traipse across the rugged, winding terrain. I felt the heat acutely, both from the sun shining down overhead and … Read more

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