Costa Rica is probably the most visited country in Central America, so it felt a little bit nuts to try to see it all in a week-and-a-half tour. But I decided it was enough to see two or three spots before heading home ( Read more... )

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As some of you may have seen, I've been posting various photos, but no descriptions of my travels through Nicaragua. As it has probably been my favorite Central American country so far, I figure I might as well write a bit about it ( Read more... )

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I didn't think I'd be spending more than two days in El Salvador, but it's been 7 days and I'm still here. Admittedly this doesn't have much to do with the country's surprising wealth of beauty but rather because I overstayed my Visa in Guatemala and I needed to get things straightened out here so I don't end up in Nicaraguan jail ( Read more... )

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As my time in Antigua started drawing to an end, I put in my two weeks' notice and started thinking about what to do next. I really didn't have that much time left and hadn't seen much of Guatemala. But I had remembered talking to my friend, Caitlin in Xela about how I felt I really had only scratched the surface of Guatemalan culture. Being an ( Read more... )

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November 1, 2007--Santiago, Sacatepequez, Guatemala. The second (or third or fourth) time on this trip when a Latin American holiday celebration has made me realize how lame and infantile the easter bunny, santa claus, or even witch costumes and candy are. You want to celebrate a holiday? You want to talk kites ( Read more... )