Pacaya por fin

We originally planned on hiking and camping on Pacaya last month, but it decided to blow its top sending enough ash raining down to force the closure of the airport…

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Pascual Ab’aj

Before leaving Chichi, we took a short hike up to Pascual Ab'aj, which is a Maya sacred site that survived the arrival of the Spanish. There used to be a…

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Chichicastenango

Twice a week the main square and surrounding streets of Chichicastenango are transformed into the largest open air market in Central America. People come from miles around to buy and…

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Cortes de Pelo

I needed a haircut before we came to Guatemala. I didn't get one because of various factors and the way I prioritized my time. After another five weeks of uncontrolled…

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