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Volcan Pacaya - 23000 years and still erupting
Blog: A Travel Diary from Mexico, Central and South America - 13 November 2009
Ever climbed a volcano that's still erupting? Well if you fancy it then come to Guatemala, they let you do anything dangerous here. We're in Antigua, which is a beautiful city in the central highlands of Guatemala and one of the things that makes it so beautiful is because its surrounded by volcanos - a pretty magical sight when you look out of the window in the morning!
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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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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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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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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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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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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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