Since the temperature here will reach 30 to 40 degrees at noon, and it will usually rain in the afternoon, the local tour guide recommends to report to the group at 4:30 in the morning to visit Tikal, the most famous Mayan ruins in Guatemala. It was once the capital of one of the most powerful states in the ancient Mayan period. The monument here was built in the fourth century BC and was abandoned at the end of the tenth century. The classical period…

Back in Guatemala City, the capital, I met a 78-year-old Canadian grandfather in the youth hostel. He has been working and living in other countries since he was 18 years old. He lived in Panama for two years in the past few years. He fled Canada from Guatemala, Mexico last December. In the severe winter, I will go to Nicaragua to rent a house for a few days in two days...

After more than two hours of driving, I arrived at Lake Atitlán. The Spanish teacher I met when I was climbing the volcano happened to be here. The two of us took a two-hour drive from Lake Atitlán to Chichicastenango to visit the largest local market here. There are only Thursdays and Only available on Sunday. This big market is really...

It took half an hour to fly from El Salvador to Guatemala City in the evening. After getting off the plane, I went directly to Antigua Guatemala. The airport minibus had to gather three people to drive, because it was the last flight, and I waited for ten minutes alone. No one else is going to Antigua, so I can only call U...