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Only a fool would swim in Lake Atitlan, especially now that the cyanobacteria is resurfacing....

Here's a link to quotes from the minister of health in July of 2010,...

One of us is full of "it", I personally know many people who have gotten sick from the lake, the health department of Guatemala has issued...

June in Guatemala is the rainy season, if you swim in Lake Atitlan early in the rainy season, you will get sick, the e-coli is off the...

OCC and ADO are basically the same company and use the same terminals, both have relatively comfy seats and in ride movies. I just recently...

You be baffled and concerned about what might happen, I'll continue enjoying my life and having fun with the many people that come through...

I'm not giving up. While people who are stuck living in the north of Mexico, which is a real problem area, love to tell how bad the whole...

Regardless of mominmex's snotty answer, much of Mexico is very safe. I have lived in Chiapas for the last year and know quite a few people...

I was teasing about Xela, sort of. I last lived there for three months in 2004 and I'm sure a lot has changed. When you get offered a...

I met some of the people who were "held hostage" at Aqua Azul, from their perspective they were stuck because the road was blocked, they...

Hey heyduke, great job on updating the information on Agua Azul!

Sounds like you've come up with a good plan. If you are driving north to San Cris after to the frontier road, the ruins at Chinkultic are...

Once you get to Oaxaca you should slow down and start seeing the sights. Chiapas and the Yucatan peninsula should not be missed either....

Lake Atitlan is beautiful and distracting, as is Antigua. Xela or Quetzaltenango is my vote for best place to learn Spanish. If you take a...

San Pedro La Laguna is officially closed at 11pm, police with machine guns made that point last night.