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 [...]

Day 43: Antigua, Guatemala Traveling around Guatemala is easy with smooth roads and many divided highways. Traveling from city to city has been simple thanks to the tourist shuttles. But it was all a little too easy. I had met some great people on the shuttles but I felt like I was missing out on an important [...]