Coronovirus: We Escaped from Guatemala to Mexico… but its not over yet!
With the coronavirus spreading around the world very quickly we knew we needed to get out of Guatemala even though we felt very safe there. We had been in Guatemala…
Covid-19 Has Trapped our Family In Guatemala
Our family was excited to come to Guatemala to participate in a memorable Volunteer style vacation experience. We had been working with our own travel company which has been doing…
Guns In Guatemala
First Day at a Guatemala Orphanage The warm sun shone through the hostel's curtains and onto my face as I woke up reminding me I wasn't in Canada anymore. The…
First Day in Semillas De Armor Orphanage
Our plan to catch the7:30am chicken bus was quickly changed after we looked at the clock. I had woken up to the irritating screech of an exotic bird mixed with…
Guatemalan Chicken Bus, Farming Town
Guatemalan Chicken Bus, Farming Town Public transportation in Guatemala is an experience that everyone should have a chance to experience. In our rush to get to the orphanage we were…
Antigua, Guatemala Market
Antigua, Guatemala Market We returned from our second day at the orphanage around 4pm. We were dropped off at the chicken bus stop where we could see hundreds of people…
Overnight Bus from Flores (Tikal) to Antigua, Guatemala
We decided that in order to save time and the cost of a hotel room we would travel through the night from Flores to Guatemala City and then connect on…
Guatemalan Volcano Hike
Magma Hike Today our work in a nearby orphanage was canceled, so we decided to take an excursion to a volcano. When we signed up we had no idea what…
Missing a Few Things, Only One Found
Filing a Police Report in Guatemala We decided that in order to save time and the cost of a hotel room we would travel through the night from Flores to…
Bus Breakdown in Guatemala
t was time to head to our next destination. After jamming our backpacks into a taxi we zipped off for the bus station. Our plan was to take a 1:30…