I've traveled the world and seen amazing cities, sites,
and places but i've found the most beautiful experiences come because of
those with whom you travel.
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| A beautiful view from the Bus! |
Guatemala was never on my
list of places I wanted to travel. I'm not one to pass up a travel
opportunity though. So when the opportunity presented itself, I took it.
I knew that I was going to be traveling with my parents and brother. I
would also be traveling with the same group I went to Peru two years
ago. There's something amazingly special about this group of people.
Most of the people in this group met while they were missionaries
serving in Mexico, 40 years ago. There probably isn't a better group of
people to spend time with. They're some of the most genuinely caring
people I've ever met. So even if Guatemala wasn't my top choices of
places to travel, traveling with this group of people would make up for
it.
As it turns out, Guatemala far exceeded my
expectations. It is one of the most gorgeous places I've ever traveled.
The ruins witnessed were amazing, the landscape stunning, and warmer
weather (though sometimes rainy).
While
in Guatemala, we were able to visit several different cities. We flew
into Guatemala City, where we didn't stay long. It's too dangerous to be
there. We spent a lot of time on the bus traveling to different cities. The first stop along our journey was Copan, Hondurus.
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| Sleeping on the Bus |
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| Looking Good on the bus |
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| It was super rainy. We almost didn't make it to our destination. |
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| Having fun on the bus |
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| Their cute little Taxis |
Despite some mudslides, road closures, and wet road conditions, we made it to our first destination - Copan, Honduras
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| Beautiful Birds |
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| What a cute family! |
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| AMAZING! |
Then we headed back to Guatemala to see some other ruins - Quirigua.
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| Banana trees |
The hotel we were staying in was amazing! It was right on
Lake Peten near Flores. The grounds of the hotel made it feel like a
paradisaical place.
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| A view from our Hotel! AMAZING! Right on Lake Peten. |
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| I found the saunas at the hotel |
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| Tender moment |
While we were vacationing, we also were able to celebrate my dad's birthday. For his birthday, we visited the ruins of Yaxha.
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| Happy Birthday, Dad! |
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| Breathtaking! |
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| Ceviche - YUMMY! |
Tikal - Just when you thought the ruins couldn't be more magnificent, they are!
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| We are so silly! |
After Tikal, we went Zip-lining! It was incredibly gorgeous and an amazingly fun!
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| My roommate and I |
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| Hanging upside down! |
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| He was a pro! They even wanted him to come work for them! |
The beautiful city, Flores
One of the neatest experiences we had was to meet
students who were receiving sponsors to help them with school. It was
amazing to see how grateful they were for the help and to have the
privilege of attending school.
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| Making tortillas |
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| Stopping to get our shoes shined! |
Lake Atitlan - This may be the most beautiful place I'll ever travel.
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| The roads were rough getting there. We almost didn't go because of the poor travel conditions. |
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| This was the courtyard in my hotel. |
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| View from our hotel room |
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| Heading to San Marcos - Another city on the lake |
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| Brought supplies to the school at San Marcos |
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| It was a beautiful School |
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| Panajachel |
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| Seriously...it was an incredible view. |
Last stop - Antiqua
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| Our hotel was converted from a monestary |
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| Happy Birthday, Brother! :) |
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| Hector's |
The
journey we took through Guatemala was amazing. While surrounded by
amazing scenery, I also associated with great people. Their spirits
uplifted and beautified the experience and me.
Last stop - Antiqua
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