Category: Guatemala

Guatemala – Cliff Jumping in Lake Atitlan

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Our flights were booked, AirBnb reserved, and we were all set for our visit to Lake Atitlan in August 2019. Pictures of this lake were absolutely gorgeous. I couldn’t believe we were going to be soaking in the sight for ourselves in just a few weeks. We were really hoping to go swimming in the lake, but kept reading that the water was too contaminated in many places for swimming to be safe. Especially in the water near the larger towns around the lake. So we had to seek out locations where the water was known to be safe for… Continue reading

Guatemala – Antigua (Kid-Free!)

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Day 3 Coming from our stay at Lake Atitlan, we thought Uber might be scarce, so our Airbnb host arranged our driver from Panajachel to Antigua. We wanted to spend a night visiting the historic town of Antigua, and it was going to make a good base for our trip to the airport the next day since it was much closer to Guate City. The drive away from Lake Atitlan was much quicker this time, but unfortunately, was much more for difficult for me. The stomach bug was back and the smell of cigarette smoke permeated the car. That combo… Continue reading

Guatemala – Lake Atitlan (Kid-Free!)

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This past summer, Scott and I found ourselves with a chance to take a long weekend away, just the two of us. Meaning, we decided it had been FAR too long since we had taken a vacation just ourselves, and my super accommodating parents excitedly agreed to handle the kids for a few days. For anyone keeping track, it had actually been over FOUR years since we took a trip for just the two of us – our inadverdant babymoon in Greece (found out J was on the way a few weeks before leaving). Guatemala was a relatively quick, direct… Continue reading