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Plus four legs

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  • Central America
  • Guatemala
  • Kaylee
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Jun 22 2017
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We still had a few more days before we were due back in Antigua, but the weekends crowds had ruined the relaxing atmosphere of the beach side towns. It had only been a few days, but we already craved the cool tranquility of the mountains.

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Can we keep her?

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  • Central America
  • Guatemala
  • Kaylee
Jun 18 2017
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The day dawned clear and cool. We awoke to clear skies above our camp spot at the foot of the volcano. We could now tick: ☑ Watch one volcano erupt from the summit of another off our list. Ok. Technically there was no actual list. But if there were. That one would now have a big tick beside it.

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And try again

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  • Central America
  • Guatemala
Jun 14 2017
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A little over a week after our first miserable failure. We were back, climbing Volcán Acatenango… again.

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Take a break

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  • Central America
  • Guatemala
Jun 09 2017
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Your birthday excursion up a volcano didn’t go quite according to plan? You can’t really be too disappointed when one of the first things you see when you roll back in to town is a lady selling assorted pastries out of the back of her car.

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If at first you don’t succeed

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  • Central America
  • Guatemala
May 20 2017
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Shivering, huddling in the tent as the nylon fabric buffets aggressively in the wind. Nibbling on a slice of cold, plastic-tasting faux cheese. Waiting for the icy rain to subside. Not exactly how I envisaged passing my birthday.

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Grey skies over Antigua

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  • Central America
  • Guatemala
May 15 2017
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Antigua, much like Oaxaca became a place that kept drawing us back like a magnet. Partly because we were awaiting respectable weather for climbing the nearby volcanic peak of Acatenango. Mostly because there was a lot of really tasty food.

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Roasting marshmallows in a volcanic wasteland

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  • Central America
  • Guatemala
Apr 18 2017
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There’s nothing like a freshly roasted campfire marshmallow. But does it taste any better if it has been cooked in the heat radiating from the depths of the liquid interior of the earth itself? This seems like a question that needs to be investigated further.

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Back to the underworld

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  • Central America
  • Guatemala
Apr 13 2017
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Laziness had prevented us exploring the flooded, bat poo encrusted Grutas de Lanquín. Yet, the sheer number of Guatemala’s limestone caves made it difficult to leave without exploring at least one cave. Also, we still had some unfinished business with cave tubing.

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Turquoise waters and bat caves

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  • Central America
  • Guatemala
Mar 18 2017
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It had only been a few short weeks since our last cross-Guatemala road trip. Luckily, there was still plenty of Guatemala to see.

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Yaxha

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  • Central America
  • Guatemala
Mar 07 2017
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Close to the famous Tikal ruins in Guatemala lie the lesser-known Mayan site of Yaxhá. Despite being only 30km as the quetzal flies from its famous neighbour, the drive is a little longer. As a result far fewer tourists make the journey to explore these amazing ruins.

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