Marina K. Villatoro on September 5th, 2010

I don’t know if you know this but I have been living in Guatemala for the last year and have been loving it. Since then imy husband and I have done as much as we can to get to know it which means a lot of fun family trips. But this time we didn’t want to go too far so I called some of my Guatemalan friends and for some advice and they had the perfect thing.

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Seomul Evans on August 31st, 2010

Located in Central America, Guatemala shares borders with Mexico in the north/northwest, El Salvador in the south, Honduras in the southeast, and Belize in the northeast. The southwest of Guatemala is the Pacific coastline, while east has a tiny slice of the Caribbean. Volunteering in Guatemala is can be both self-rewarding as well as self-satisfying. A country ravaged by 36 years of civil war that left 100,000 people dead as well as forced 1million people to become refugees, if there is any country that needs volunteers it’s Guatemala. Now, as it struggles hard to overcome the vast socio-economic problems, strengthen its infrastructure, and meet the growing needs of a population steeped in poverty, volunteering in Guatemala gives you the rare opportunity to gain a real understanding of this country steep in history and traditions and once the epicenter of the extraordinary Mayan civilization.

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Marina K. Villatoro on August 29th, 2010

This time my family and I visited Livingston, a colorful town in the Caribbean side of Guatemala, Department of Izabal. Livingston is a town away from the rest of the world with a unique population. It is a mixture of Garifuna and Mayan people. So you will see a very different and super interesting culture from the rest of the country. These guys are famous for their dancing and food.

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Marina K. Villatoro on August 20th, 2010

This is another of our exciting family adventures in Guatemala. This time my husband and I decided that we wanted to take our son for a visit to Semuc Champey and the Lanquin Caves. For that we had to stay in the nearby town of Cobn. But let’s talk about the town first: Cobn is a beautiful town located in the Alta Verapaz Department of Guatemala. It is located 1320 meters above sea level and it gets a bit chilly at night so don’t forget to bring a jacket. It is also one of the major coffee producers of the country. An was once home for many germans. Plus it is located among mountains and forests that guard one of Guatemala’s treasures: the Monja Blanca Orchid. (this country’s national flower).

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Marina K. Villatoro on August 16th, 2010

I’ve been living in Guatemala for the last year and I’ve wanted to visit its Caribbean coast for quite some time and finally I found the perfect time to do it. The best place in Guatemala to enjoy the Caribbean is the Izabal Department and that’s where we went.

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