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Guatemala Highlights & Tips.

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  1. Tijmen says:
    May 26, 2011 at 4:16 pm

    I was wondering what kind of highlights this would be after your chicken bus adventure 😛 The view on the Lake Atitlan looks awesome, I could see myself just sitting there the whole day enjoying the view. I guess you had to practice a few times before you could pronounce Quetzaltenango 🙂
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    • Jaime says:
      May 26, 2011 at 10:54 pm

      Jaja I could see how the title could be a little drity but nope this is a regular post. Oh man I would have loved to just sit there and enjoy the view… too bad I did not do that though. Oh & yeah I sitll can’t say the name of that town and I am fluent in Spanish.
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  2. Giulia says:
    May 26, 2011 at 6:55 pm

    I’ve been to Guatemala just for a few mins because we landed there with a little plane to go to Copan ruinas, so I haven’t seen much (just the grass landing strip and a beautiful sunset + the “border” to Honduras: a falling apart wooden gate).
    All the tips looks great, especially the collectivos – I used this kind of transportation in Russia and Egypt and it’s fun and super cheap. 🙂
    Giulia recently posted..When you fall in love in Egypt and you’re a foreigner

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    • Jaime says:
      May 26, 2011 at 10:56 pm

      Giulia you will def have to come back to Guatemala some day. It really is an amazing country with so much to do and see. I agree collectivos are freaking awesome and the best way to get around big cities for cheap.

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  3. Scott says:
    May 26, 2011 at 10:14 pm

    I will be able to take advantage of this blog much more than the last one, LOL. This was really informative and I will be using this as a reference for sure as I piece together my plans for early 2012. Thanks man!
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    • Jaime says:
      May 26, 2011 at 10:58 pm

      Jaja yeah Im sure Scott this will be much more useful than my last post. I’m glad this will help & if you have any questions about Central America let me know. As for budgetting you have seen my daily budget right?

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  4. megan says:
    May 27, 2011 at 7:05 pm

    Thanks for these awesome tips! I’m going to be in Guatemala in just over three weeks and I’m planning on hitting up pretty much everything you’ve mentioned 🙂 You didn’t make it out to Semuc Champey?
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    • Jaime says:
      May 28, 2011 at 7:36 pm

      Hey Megan let me know if you need any help with anything. Id be happy to answer any questions. As for Semuc Champey…nope I didnt make it out there this time around. Was short on time and it was out of the way. Ive heard nothing but amazing things about it though.

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  5. wev says:
    May 28, 2011 at 9:59 pm

    mira las viejitas making you look tall! jajaja

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  6. Justin Hamlin says:
    May 28, 2011 at 10:17 pm

    Glad you have some down time in there, some of those lakes/rivers look just plain awesome.
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  7. Sky says:
    August 2, 2012 at 9:19 am

    Oh, Guatemala! I lovelovelove Guatemala, it was the first country I ever visited and I just keep going back. Like you, I wasn’t really big on Antigua at first. It’s pretty and nice but so touristy. I haven’t spent much time there, though, and I intend to spend a while longer there when I return in January. Pana and Lake Atitlan are some of my favorite places in Guatemala….Panajachel fuels my shopping addiction and Lake Atitlan is just so beautiful. We took a boat across the San Juan the last time I was there and visited a coffee and weaving cooperative, which was really cool!

    I’ll be visiting Tikal, Quetzaltenango and possibly Flores when I head to Guatemala for a few months in January.
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    • Jaime Davila says:
      August 2, 2012 at 2:45 pm

      I loved Guatemala, but loved Nicaragua even more. Everything you say about Guatemala though is so true…and yes Lake Atitlan I think is hands down one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. I love how it’s a million shades of blue. You will be going to many places I loved while I was there when you are there. Enjoy it & hope my tips helped ya a bit.

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  8. Adam at GettingStamped says:
    November 9, 2012 at 9:39 pm

    We are trying to figure it out if the ChiChi market is worth the day trip or would it better spent in Xela or Lake Atiltan area? We have about three weeks to spend in Guatemala. All the books talk about it but we have been burned by that before.

    Keep up the great stories!

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    • Jaime Davila says:
      November 9, 2012 at 11:32 pm

      Yes yes & YES!!! Adam it’s so worth it… I loved it. It’s one of the largest markets in all Central America… the colors the smells, the sights are all amazing. It’s crazy to see the whole market full swing during the day and then in the vening gets all taken apart and everyone puts everything on their heads and carries it all to their homes in the mountains. Also when you visit ChiChi be sure to visit the cemetery. It is just around the corner and is SO COLORFUL!!!

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  9. Vince Louis says:
    July 16, 2013 at 5:41 pm

    Gautelma is a perfect destination to travel, If you want some thing new and adventures than must vist Gautelma. On my last vacation I was at Lake Atitlan and at Tikal with my family and I really enjoyed there.

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