Travel To Guatemala

Guatemala City

2008-07-17T21:24:00.000-07:00

First of all, let me tell you where Guatemala is... Guatemala is right below Mexico, the Pacific Ocean to the west, Belize and the Caribbean Sea to the east, Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast. The weather is pretty much steady, there are only two seasons, dry and rainy but either one is pleasant so we call Guatemala the land of eternal spring. The best time to travel is in the dry season

From "In Full Bloom: Square One, Barbados’ contribution to the Advancement of Soca on the World Arena."

2008-07-17T18:22:00.000-07:00

Faluma arose while the band was touring Suriname in early 1998. It essentially is a Dutch folk tune, and the band intent on making their audience feel more at home at their concerts decided to sing it, with their own twist of course. The result was a Dutch folk tune sung to a soca beat almost entirely in Dutch. One could probably predict that the song would be, to say the least, well received in

Faluma Lyrics

2008-07-17T17:49:00.000-07:00

Well,Since Faluma was #1 hit in Guatemala for 49 weeks and every one is looking for the lyrics...I have no idea what this lyrics mean, they are in a language called Sranan Tongo, which is a slang from Suriname.Some one sent them to me:Mama aye ye duna!!!!!!!!!!!Bacawehfi duna ye ye duna!!!!!!!!!!!!!!get ready to whine!!get ready to whine!!Faluma ding ding dingNyama lama dingcocowe genaCapasiah

Panajachel

2007-09-02T17:56:00.000-07:00

Panajachel is located at the shores of Lake Atitlan, in the western highlands. The lake is surrounded by the volcanoes Atitlan, San Pedro and Toliman. The entire area of Atitlan (meaning place of great water) is actually inside a crater formed by a volcanic eruption, accounting for the lakes incredible depth of more than 900 feet. Though a popular destination during

Some of my Favorite Guatemalan Authors

2007-09-02T06:01:00.000-07:00

This are some of my favorite authors and their books:Rafael Arévalo MartínezEL Hombre que parecía un Caballo La oficina de paz de OrolandiaMiguel Ángel AsturiasLeyendas de GuatemalaEl Señor PresidenteSolunaAntologíaCartas de AmorJosé Milla y Vidaurre (Salome Jil)La Historia de un PepeLa Hija del AdelantadoEl ChapínViaje al Otro MundoVirgilio Rodríguez MacalGuayacánLa Mansión del Pájaro

What to do in Flores

2007-08-30T16:37:00.000-07:00

Flores is the capital of the department of Peten. Is located on an island in the middle of Lake Peten Itza. The streets are cobble-stone and the houses and buildings have a colonial stile. There are a number of hotels and restaurants as well as had craft stores and night clubs. The best time to see the night life and the party stile of the people is during the Feria de Flores. It happens around

Peten

2007-08-28T20:31:00.000-07:00

Petén is the largest departament of Guatemala, it is almost 13,000 square miles, mostly jungle (or used to be). The reason people travel to Petén now started with the preclasisc period of the Mayan civilization with Nakbé, El Mirador, Naachtun, San Bartolo and Cival. Later on, Petén became the center of the Mayan civilization during the classical period.The remnants of this period are Ruins such

Antigua Guatemala

2007-08-27T17:33:00.000-07:00

Antigua Guatemala is about 30 miles from Guatemala City. It was built originally in the early 16th century. Built 1,500 m above sea-level, in an earthquake-prone region, it was largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1773 but its principal monuments are still preserved as ruins. It may be the most outstanding and best-preserved colonial city in Spanish America. Tourists