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Volcano Trekking – Santiaguito Volcano, Xela, Guatemala
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 19 October 2011
Instead of sitting around Quetzaltenango (aka Xela) with frozen toes we decided to head to a much warmer location–like up one of the active volcanoes that surround the town. There are a lot of guides and tour companies in Xela, but we signed up for an overnight trek to watch steam, ash, firey hot rocks and molten lava spew out of Santiaguito volcano with a volunteer-driven/not-for-profit company called Quetzal Trekkers. They have offices in Guatemala and Nicaragua and their profits are used to support local programs for children.
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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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