I have stayed in Zonas 1, 9, 10 and 13 in Guate but now I always stay in Zona 1 because it's just way more interesting than the others. And...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Guatemala City --- Zone 1? in the Americas - Central America Branch
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Living in Guatemala City in the Americas - Central America Branch
Zone 10 is the only one with any kind of night life...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Any advice how to find a private Spanish tutor in Antigua? Thanks! in the Americas - Central America Branch
the best resources for private teachers tend to be the notice boards around town. It's a while since I was in Antigua but last time I...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Flores in the Americas - Central America Branch
I've never stayed in the park at Tikal so I don't know which is the better hotel there - search the forum, though - that question comes up...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called exit tax overland in the Americas - Central America Branch
supposedly there is no exit tax when leaving Guatemala by land, regardless of nationality....
3 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called language school in Antigua, Guatemala in the Americas - Central America Branch
... and by "most recommended" we can take it to mean "listed first in an alphabetically-ordered list"?
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called water-filter projects near Atitlan in the Americas - Central America Branch
sorry for the tangent, but an interesting piece in today's paper about the move to make municipal water supplies safe to drink:...
5 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called other beach towns in the Americas - Central America Branch
yeah, Ocos and Tilapa (its twin town across the Ocos river) are both ok little towns - Ocos has a surprisingly nice hotel, everything in...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called other beach towns in the Americas - Central America Branch
squalid is a good word for Champerico, definitely. My favorite Pacific beach so far was Tulate - still not exactly the Riviera Maya, but an...
7 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called starting point day trip from Guatemala to Copan (Honduras) in the Americas - Central America Branch
There are decent hotels with parking in Chiquimula. You can easily get a bus to the border and another one to Copan from there. The border...
8 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called other beach towns in the Americas - Central America Branch
yeah, I have been to Sipacate, and stayed the night at the Carrillo. They were asking silly money for their cabins (which were nice, but...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called starting point day trip from Guatemala to Copan (Honduras) in the Americas - Central America Branch
if you have a car why don't you drive? the roads are good in that region and Copan is less than an hour over the border
8 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called other beach towns in the Americas - Central America Branch
thanks bajasur - sounds vaguely interesting. ...
8 days ago -
posted a new Thorn Tree thread called other beach towns in the Americas - Central America Branch
so, driving the Pacific highway, I am always made curious by the signs for the turnoffs to the beach towns that I see around Cocales there....
9 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called CA-4 Visa is not valid for Guatemala in the Americas - Central America Branch
turned down as in not allowed into Guatemala? which nationality is your passport?
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