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  1. Antigua – Impressions

    Blog: Viva Latin America! - 12 November 2009

    Antigua – the old capital city of Guatemala, rather than the Caribbean island – is so beautiful that it lures you in and says, “Hey.  You’ve been travelling for a while.  You must be tired.  How about you stay here for a bit?  A week?  Two?  Oh, why not a couple of months.  Why not [...]

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  2. Guatemala & Mexico Part 2.1 - Armed & Angry Police

    Blog: The 4 Season Travel Blog - 20 July 2009

    This post is the continuation of Guatemala & Mexico Part 1 and Guatemala & Mexico Part 2. At this point in the travel story I have finally made it to Antigua. My plans are to learn Spanish and live a peaceful, “real” Guatemalan life with a local family.

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  3. Impressions of Guatemala

    Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 27 June 2009

    My first trip to Guatemala in 2007 was extremely brief – I spent just two days there on a brief visit from Mexico to see the Mayan city of Tikal – but it remains probably my best travelling memory. Tikal is the most amazing place I’ve visited, and viewing the sun rise over the jungle [...]

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  4. Getting close to the lava

    Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 25 June 2009

    If there was an active volcano in the UK, you wouldn’t be allowed within a mile of it, let alone be able to climb it So when I found out that Antigua had one on its doorstep, that you could not only climb but also get really close to the lava, I didn’t have to think [...]

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  5. Charming Antigua

    Blog: velvet escape's blog - 20 June 2009

    La Antigua, or just Antigua, is a resplendent city in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. Proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site and often touted as the most beautiful city in the Maya region, Antigua is home to a stunning array of Spanish (colonial) baroque architecture, colourful churches, bustling markets, cobble-stoned streets and charming squares. The [...]

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  6. Antigua: not the real Guatemala

    Blog: mock-heroic.net - 18 January 2009

    Writing retrospectively of the events of October 17-23, 2007 — An Introduction to Antigua where the volcanoes are omnipresent

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