Guatemala – Until next time…Now for Canada
Leaving Xela, we headed off to Lake Atitlan for a few days. We stayed in San Marcos and then San Pedro. The first day we got to the lake the…
Guatemala – The final weekend in Xela
This was our last weekend in Xela, a little sad but we had a blast at the final school activity and then a party Saturday night with our friends. The…
Guatemala – School’s Out!
The independence week finished with another concert and then a quiet weekend recovering from lots of partying. This week gone was our last week at school and now we're packing…
Guatemala – Independence Day Celebrations
15th of September, one of the biggest days on the Guatemalan calendar. They've been ramping up the party atmosphere and activities for the last week and now it's time to…
Guatemala – Semuc Champey
Getting to Semuc Champey we got off the shuttle bus and transferred to the back of a pickup. Driving the 45min through barely populated rainforest to the hostel in the…
Guatemala – Antigua
Last week we took a school holiday and travelled to Antigua and Semuc Champey. The trip was really about Semuc but given we didn't need a whole week there and…
Guatemala – more mountains and bakery treats
No news to report this week. Still doing school things 5 days a week, 5hrs a day. We went for a hike up the back of Xela into the farms…