Country Archive
Modern Wonders of the Ancient World
Date: 02/08/2007I just phoned home (Santa Fe, New Mexico) from Antigua, Guatemala for 10 cents!
Read On
The Streets of Guatemala
Date: 10/15/2006I learned more in one week at the Chichi markets than in all my years of formal education combined. Haggling is a wonderful opportunity to meet people, examine their culture, and learn the basics of any language.
Read OnBargain Town, Latin America
Date: 04/24/2006Though prices in Antigua and elsewhere in the country are slowly rising, most things are a bargain by U.S. standards, and everything in the markets is a steal.
Read On
Day of the Dead in a Guatemalan Graveyard
Date: 10/13/2004In Guatemala, giant kites are flown in the villages of Sacatepequez and Sumpango to honor the dead on All Saints Day.
Read OnThe Best City to Learn a Second Language
Date: 08/15/2004Students of all ages and nationalities come to Antigua, Guatemala's second-largest city, to study Spanish.
Read On
Return to Guatemala-now safe and affordable for tourists
Date: 03/31/2004
In today's Guatemala, you can have a great time and maybe find a great buy on a piece of beachfront property or an old Spanish-colonial house-if you exercise due caution. The future looks bright for the country thatis home to the Mayas-a people whose civilization has endured far worse than its recent misfortunes. But we won't mislead you. The country's reputation as unsafe is not entirely undeserved.
Read On