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Guatemala City: A Terrific Travel Destination

October 15, 2022January 14, 2023 Michael Green

Because I had read more bad than good about Guatemala City, I loosely considered skipping it. However, I would come to realize that la capital is a positively different entity compared to the rest of the land. Like many travelers, upon arriving

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Refurbished Former US School Buses: The Pulse of a Nation

October 5, 2022January 16, 2023 Michael Green

As the subcontinental railway is the pulse of colorful India, the fixed-up former school buses from north of Mexico are the man-made vibration of greenery-laden Guatemala. Shortly after arriving at the Guatemala City airport, I was on a 45-minute shuttle bus bound

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Journey to Fuentes Georgina: Geothermal Pools in the Guatemalan Highlands

September 23, 2022January 16, 2023 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 the town of Zunil.

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Mayan Time Travel at the Ruins of Zaculeu

September 17, 2022January 16, 2023 Michael Green

Unplanned until the evening before, I found myself wandering the grounds of the smaller than average, 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

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Lago Atitlán: A Highland Lake of Many Quaint Towns

September 10, 2022January 15, 2023 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 in naturally and culturally stunning Sololá, Guatemala. Thus, like

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Mayan Sounds on Lago Atitlán: Memory Enhancement Through Imagination

August 28, 2022January 15, 2023 Michael Green

If I travel to England or Ireland and look at the signs and names around me, I can often remember something without giving it much, if any thought. Because these are the same names or labels that I grew up with in

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Antigua, Guatemala to Panajachel on Local Refurbished School Bus Transport

August 22, 2022January 15, 2023 Michael Green

Taking local transportation from Antigua, Guatemala to Panajachel on Lake Atitlan 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 did not allow myself

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Destination Guatemala With Help From Skyscanner

August 13, 2022January 15, 2023 Michael Green

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

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