Tis the season for round-ups and year in review posts. Rather than a photo post of my favourite destinations I wanted something that would reflect the excitement, pleasure and diversity of Latin America.

Day 46: Lanquin, Guatemala I’ve only been in Guatemala a week and I’ve decided it’s one of the world’s most underrated countries. I’m not entirely easy to please; sure I loved Mexico but I also hated Belize. I had no expectations for Guatemala but its rolling green hills and generous people have made me regret that [...]

Day 44: Lanquin, Guatemala Today as I was lying in the hammock, two of the neighborhood kids came by selling chocolate cookies they had made. They were very polite and had asked permission to approach people in the hostel. For 60 cents I purchased one of the cookies and Rita and Gabriel sat down to talk [...]

Pacaya is an active volcano just outside Antigua. While it’s last major eruption was in 1965, tourism did not flourish until 2006 when a rivers of lava started forming on its slope. It’s a must-do activity in Antigua and everyone raves about it.

Day 38: San Cristobal, Mexico Tupac stood me up the next morning, which is likely for the best as I wasn’t murdered but alone again. I was running out of things to do in San Cristobal. After taking a horse ride up the mountain to see a Zapatista “village” that was really a town equipped [...]

I had no intention on doing one of those Tikal tours but I was pleasantly surprised when my guide was from Survivor Guatemala.