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Paragliding Lake Atitlan: What It Was Like To Soar Over Guatemala

March 24, 2014 By John Widmer Leave a Comment

Paragliding over Lago Atitlan and Panajachel

While traveling through San Pedro, Guatemala with a nasty skin infection on my leg, we were looking for some fun things to do that would keep me off my leg. We had heard that you could go paragliding in Lago Atitlan, so that fits the bill! But we didn’t even really know […]

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Kayaking Around Sunken San Pedro La Laguna

March 22, 2014 By John Widmer Leave a Comment

Lago Atitlan Sunrise Fisherman

After our week in Xela studying Spanish while John’s infection healed, it was time to head on out to our next destination in Guatemala, the lovely Lago Atitlan. We had planned to do a lot of hiking and other active pursuits here, but those plans had now been halted by […]

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Hiking Volcan Tajumulco: Summiting the Highest Mountain in Central America

March 10, 2014 By John Widmer 13 Comments

Under the cloak of the night sky we were completely lost, clinging to the side of a mountain cliff with no ropes or harnesses, shivering cold in below freezing temperatures, and unable to breath the thin air. Surely we had to be close to the mountain’s summit but the moonlight […]

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Cruising the Rio Dulce in Guatemala

March 6, 2014 By John Widmer 1 Comment

This post is ruining the continuity of this blog. I just realized we never posted about our journey down the beautiful Rio Dulce to Livingston. So lets rewind just a bit, shall we? To get to Livingston you must take a boat. Our route took us right on down the Rio Dulce. […]

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The Long Journey From Semuc to Xela and Hiking Nebaj to Acul

March 5, 2014 By John Widmer 6 Comments

We were in Semuc Champey and needed to get to Quetzaltenango (AKA “Xela” for short). It appeared the most direct route was through the Northern Highlands of Guatemala. Alternatively there were tourist shuttles that we could take on a more Southerly route through Antigua and then connect to Xela. We […]

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Extreme Adventure in Semuc Champey

February 28, 2014 By John Widmer 9 Comments

Semuc Champey seems to be in the middle of nowhere in Guatemala as there are no major cities within hours of driving. It was a long full day of travel just to get there and then our first day in the area was rained out a bit so we waited […]

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The Eccentric Garifuna of Livingston Guatemala and Hike to Los Siete Altares

February 26, 2014 By John Widmer 9 Comments

Livingston, Guatemala lies on the country’s Caribbean coast and although it is not an island, it is only reachable by boat. No roads connect it with the mainland, giving it an island flair. We took a lancha a few hours down the beautiful Rio Dulce to get there. One thing […]

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Roaming Around a Flooded Flores, Guatemala

February 25, 2014 By John Widmer Leave a Comment

We did enjoy our visit to the quaint island town of Flores, Guatemala which lies in Lake Peten Itza. But we thought one full day here was plenty of time unless it’s being used jumping off point to visit nearby Tikal. The town is gorgeous; there are some decent restaurants […]

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Roaming Around the Magical Mayan Ruins of Tikal

February 24, 2014 By John Widmer 4 Comments

We had visited eight different Mayan ruin sites while in Mexico. Some were quite impressive but after seeing the fourth or fifth site, we kind of got ruined-out. So since being diagnosed with ruin-fatigue, we were actually very much considering bypassing Tikal and going a different route into Guatemala altogether. […]

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Blindly Swimming Our Way to Mayan Remains: Actun Tunichil Muknal

February 23, 2014 By John Widmer 4 Comments

We were primarily using San Ignacio, Belize simply as a point to stop at in between other destinations. But we were delighted to discover all the awesome recreation the Cayo area had to offer. From cave tubing to waterfalls to horseback riding all in the mountain jungles, there was a […]

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Scuba Diving Belize Barrier Reef

February 19, 2014 By John Widmer 4 Comments

Scuba diving in Belize was nothing short of amazing. We based ourselves in Caye Caulker for about a week to relax on the island and make a few trips out to the Belize Barrier Reef, which is another awesome natural World Heritage Site. Getting Open Water Certification in Caye Caulker […]

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Top 5 Things to Do in Caye Caulker, Belize

February 14, 2014 By John Widmer 5 Comments

Ah, Caye Caulker, Belize. Everything is slower here, delightfully informal, and laid back. Yet there is still plenty of things to do in Caye Caulker Belize. The Belize barrier islands really carries more of a Caribbean island feel to it, rather than a Central American nation. The people are quite happy and friendly […]

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5 Best Things to Do in Campeche Mexico

January 26, 2014 By John Widmer 9 Comments

Campeche can be a nice day trip from Merida Mexico

The walled city of Campeche is a colorful and beautiful place to explore on the western edge of the Yucatan peninsula. Whether stopping in for a day or a week, there’s plenty of things to do in Campeche, Mexico. The historic center of Campeche is even listed as one of […]

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In Search of Flamingos in Celestún

January 23, 2014 By John Widmer 12 Comments

Flamingos in Celestun, Yucatan, Mexico (near Merida)

After spending a few days in the beautiful walled city of Campeche, it was onward to the sleepy beach town of Celestún. Soon after arriving we scored a very nice, yet inexpensive, ocean-view room. Which was surprising because our January visit supposedly high season. Yet the small beach town of […]

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Roaming Around Santa Elena and Uxmal

January 21, 2014 By John Widmer 7 Comments

We chose to stay in the small Mayan village of Santa Elena due to its close proximately to Uxmal, which we wanted to see in the morning before the tourist busses arrived. Upon arriving in the village we came across the same dusty roads and frenzied scene we had seen […]

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