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Laguna Chicabal – Guatemala

thecandytrail — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:02:54 +0000

This lake is within the extinct crater of Chicabal Volcano, at an altitude of 2712 meters and is at the center of the Mam Maya cosmos. The lake is 575 meters wide and 331 deep. It takes 2 hours from the nearest village to hike there, surrounded by dense cloud-forest, mists usually blanketing the entire lake [...]

San Andres Xecul – Guatemala

thecandytrail — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:03:36 +0000

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Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa – Guatemala

thecandytrail — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:29:08 +0000

An ancient, crazy, giant stone face half-buried in the ground is something that I wanted to see … Located on the Pacific coast amongst vast sugarcane plantations – 5 km from the sweltering hot town of Santa Lucia – is the mysterious, ancient site of El Baul. But it wasn’t easy to find. From the Refinery Headquarters and [...]

Pacaya Volcano – Guatemala

thecandytrail — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:22:15 +0000

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Festival of San Francisco – Panajachel, Guatemala

thecandytrail — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:20:46 +0000

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A God that smokes & drinks – Maximon – Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala

thecandytrail — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:26:17 +0000

A God that … smokes and drinks !!! I had vowed to visit Santiago Atitlan – across the lake by boat – for the Friday market and interesting ancient church … but. For weeks now always the hammock and a joint or my blog-upgrade, prevailed, until today, on my birthday this Friday; I did just that, visited [...]

A traveler’s mid-life crisis

thecandytrail — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:19:31 +0000

Now this is absurd considering how simple my life already is and how little connection I have to society but approaching 43 (tomorrow) amid this looming mid-life crisis is the strong desire to discard absolutely everything … and just continue wandering. Starting with my home – which is my backpack contents, at about 17 kg – including [...]