Sierra de los Cuchumatánes is a mountain range in western Guatemala, running alongside part of Guatemala’s boarder with Mexico. Los Cuchumatánes, oddly enough, are also where my parents first meet each other back in the 70s. My Dad was working on a reforestation project in San Juan Ixcoy for the Peace Corps and my Mom was completing…
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Lago de Atitlán
Lago de Atitlán is a large, beautiful, volcanic lake located in the highlands of Guatemala. The lake sits at the base of three volcanos: Atitlán, San Pedro, and Tolimán. There are numerous villages dotted around the edges of the lake that are accessible by boat. One of the larger villages, that gets a lot of tourist…
Antigua
Antigua was the capital of the Spanish colony of Guatemala, which encompassed most of modern day Central America and parts of Chiapas, Mexico. Named Santiago de los Caballeros in antiquity, Antigua was founded in March 10, 1543, following the destruction of the first capital, the original Santiago de los Caballeros. Antigua was the seat of Spanish…
El Petén
I made my first trip into the Guatemalan Petén about ten years ago for a brief two day stint. I spent one day visiting the archeological site of Yaxha which was just opening up to the public, and my second day at Tikal, overnighting in the town of Flores. This time around I planned for another…
The Ephemeral Bee 