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Atitlan, my dream land

Atitlan, my dream land

Atitlan, my dream land

It was in December 1974 that I first set foot on a piece of land at the shores of Lake Atitlan. It is nestled in the folds of the towering Volcano San Pedro, it can only be reached by boat or cayuco (native term for wooden canoes), this stretch of land is called Chitinamit or Chuitinamit.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 04 June 2008 08:25 )

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Eco-Tourism: The Director's Cut

Eco-Tourism: The Director's Cut

HIS scene is good  chuck-it-all fantasies: Riding a handsome mahogany mare, I'm following my machete-packing guide, Jason Smith, through a rain fores...

Last Updated ( Saturday, 10 May 2008 08:51 )

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In Tikal, Temples in the Mist

In Tikal, Temples in the Mist

The ruins at Tikal National Park in northern Guatemala, some nearly 3,000 years old, were reopened for Mayan rituals in the late 1990s.

 

IN  Tikal , th...

Last Updated ( Saturday, 03 May 2008 12:12 )

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Guatemala fights violent reputation for tourists

Guatemala fights violent reputation for tourists

Standing among rows of coffee beans drying in the sun, Jorge Santizo gestures towards the azure depths of Lake Atitlan and the three towering volcanoes ...

Last Updated ( Saturday, 10 May 2008 09:07 )

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jokerEl atinado locutor Romualdo “Quien- sabe” informa en la cabina de la radio comunal ubicada en una de las cumbres del Altiplano Occidental: “En lo que respecta al pronóstico del tiempo de hoy, sentimos no poder ayudarlos, porque la tupida neblina no nos permite ver cómo está el día allá afuera”.

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