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The cathedral and birds at the Parque Central or Central Park, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
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Guatemala City: A Terrific Travel Destination

October 15, 2022April 7, 2024 Michael Green

Because I’d read more bad than good about Guatemala City, I loosely considered skipping it. However, I’d come to realize that la capital is a terrific travel destination. Like many travelers, upon arriving, I took a shuttle straight to Antigua and got to

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A refurbished former US school bus the market in Quezaltenango, Guatemala
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Refurbished Former US School Buses: The Pulse of a Nation

October 5, 2022April 6, 2024 Michael Green

As the subcontinental railway is the pulse of colorful India, the refurbished former US school buses are the man-made vibration of greenery-laden Guatemala. Shortly after arriving at Guatemala City airport, I was on a 45-minute shuttle bus bound for Antigua, Guatemala. Arriving in

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Journey to Fuentes Georgina: Geothermal Pools in the Guatemalan Highlands

September 23, 2022April 5, 2024 Michael Green

The early morning Journey to Fuentes Georgina started from the Hotel Lar Antiqua beside the Parque Central. After a cool 20-minute power walk I was at La Rotonda and soon thereafter on a refurbished school bus bound for Zunil and its geothermal pools.

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Mayan Time Travel at the Ruins of Zaculeu

September 17, 2022April 4, 2024 Michael Green

Unplanned until the evening before, I found myself wandering the grounds of the ancient Mayan site of Zaculeu, in Huehuetenango. Because Guatemala’s second biggest city of Quetzaltenango hosts a huge celebration for the country’s Independence Day, I was forced out of the Lar

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Lago Atitlán: A Highland Lake of Many Quaint Towns

September 10, 2022April 3, 2024 Michael Green

Lake Atitlán is a magically wondrous body of water that Mayans have surrounded for millennia. The following anecdotes are based on the subjective and spontaneous choices I made while spending two plus weeks around naturally and culturally stunning Lake Atitlán, Guatemala. When someone

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Memory enhancement through imagination
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Mayan Sounds on Lago Atitlán: Memory Enhancement Through Imagination

August 28, 2022April 2, 2024 Michael Green

If I travel to England or Ireland and look at the signs and names around, I can often remember something without giving it much thought as these are the same names or labels I grew up with in Massachusetts. However, a person who

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Antigua, Guatemala to Panajachel on Local Refurbished School Bus Transport

August 22, 2022April 3, 2024 Michael Green

Taking local transportation from Antigua, Guatemala to Panajachel on Lake Atitlán is a whole different world compared to the user-friendly tourist shuttle bus. Howbeit, I was determined to get there the same way the Guatemalan people do. I didn’t allow myself the shuttle

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Signs on the highway on the way from Guatemala City Airport to Antigua, Guatemala.
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Destination Guatemala With Help From Skyscanner

August 13, 2022March 31, 2024 Michael Green

After learning about Skyscanner’s Everywhere function, I had to give it a try. So I typed in FROM Orlando and then in the TO field pressed the left mouse button. A blue box came up saying: Can’t decide where? Click here to search

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