by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 16, 2017 | Blog, Guatemala, Water Activities
It was a day well spent in the Guatemalan jungle visiting turquoise blue natural pools of Semuc Champey including other adventures. Full of adrenaline activities – caving, cliff jumping, tubing, jumping off the swing & bridge, hiking and swimming in pools in...
by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Jun 19, 2023 | Blog, Guatemala, People and Culture, Photo Essays
Guatemala might be the poorest country in Central America but is also the most interesting one. It has its share of safety issues, but you wouldn’t find a better place to immerse yourself in another culture (or experience a huge cultural shock). One of the best...
by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Nov 21, 2017 | Blog, Guatemala, People and Culture
All Mayan ruins are interesting and nice to look at in their own way. And weβve seen quite a few of them in Mexico β Tulum, Teotihuacan in Mexico City, Palenque, Chichen Itza… But Tikal in Guatemala surprised us the most and felt authentic compared to others....
by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Sep 19, 2017 | Blog, Guatemala, Mexico
After Mexico, our second stop on a trip around the world was Guatemala. There are 3 ways that travelers take to cross from Mexico to Guatemala on land. Two of them are near Pacific and the last one is from Palenque through Guatemalan jungle to Flores. Here are the...
by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Jan 10, 2017 | Blog, El Salvador, Guatemala, Hiking & Trekking, Mexico
We left for a trip around the world in the middle of August 2016. From Canada, where we lived, we flew to Mexico to start the trip. In these monthly recaps, we will write about all the highlights and low points, best places weβve visited and places that made us say...
by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Sep 19, 2017 | Adventures, Blog, Guatemala, Hiking & Trekking
I decided to celebrate my birthday this year doing something spectacular. And hiking Volcan Tajumulco in Guatemala, the highest mountain in Central America sounded like a great idea. Was it? Read on to find out. We arrived in Quetzaltenango, known in Mayan as Xela,...