When they gave us directions to get where we are victims of a joke because the bridge where we started our walk as the map was tiny, really small and did not seem logical to [ más ]
Urlanta has gradually become a place visited by local tourists. Its proximity to the city of Jalapa make travel planning is not a problem. Urlanta initially met as a destination for rock climbing. In addition [ más ]
Jalapa is about 2 hours driving from Guatemala City. It's climate is one of the few exceptions on a hot region. Here the sky is pretty often clear and blue but the sunlight is kind [ más ]
The Lagoon is considered by the maya mam as an important center of the maya Cosmo vision. It is located at the top of the Chicabal Volcano at 2,700 meters above sea level. A steep [ más ]
I was invited many times to climb this volcano known as -Agua- or -Water Volcano-. I read somewhere it is one of nature best pieces of art being its shape almost perfect. I thought it [ más ]
A dry area in Huehuetenango with little population has a place surrounded by legends called -Cimarron-. Here in the middle of dry land heated by the direct sunlight there is a deep hole, perfectly round [ más ]
Maritime piracy gave rise to the need for a guard at the entrance and exit of vessels in Izabal. That's how they built the Castle of San Felipe. The year 1560 marked the beginning of [ más ]
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El Salto, hidden waterfall in Jalapa
Urlanta Waterfall
Jalapa, nature, forest and waterfalls
Chicabal Lagoon
Agua Volcano Hunapú
The Cimarron
Castillo de San Felipe de Lara