Central America
Guatemala: Easter celebrations in Antigua and on the shores of Lake Atitlan
We like to think we make a big deal of Easter in our house. Jim likes to go out a day or two in advance to invariably buy up the equivalent of the UN stockpile of chocolate Easter eggs of…
Guatemala: Lost in the jungle at Tikal
Tall limestone pyramids peeking above the jungle entangled in vines and covered in moss, with steps from top to bottom. If this is how you imagine your Mayan ruins, then Tikal is the place for you. The first archaeological remains…
Guatemala: The incredible IRTRA Xetulul theme park and Xocomil water park
Outside of Guatemala, or perhaps Central America, it is likely that few will have heard of IRTRA and its parks. We are talking here about Xocomil (the water park) and Xetulul (the theme park), next door to each other on…