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Volcan Pacaya

Sat, 24 Jun 2006 19:46:01 GMT

An 8,371 feet giant dwarfed by nearby peaks. It has erupted at least 23 times since the 16th Century, including almost continuously for the last few decades.

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Antigua

Sat, 24 Jun 2006 19:33:30 GMT

A colonial masterpiece of earthquake-ruined cathedrals, homes painted in some 30 pastel colors and a skyline dominated by some of Guatemala's highest volcanoes.

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Lago de Atitlan

Sat, 24 Jun 2006 18:53:17 GMT

Aldous Huxley once called this peak-rimmed lake the most beautiful in the world. Traditional indigenous peoples still populate its towns, and summer mansions of Guatemala City rich dot its shores.

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Semuc Champey

Sat, 24 Jun 2006 17:22:34 GMT

One of Guatemala's natural wonders, these crystal pools shimmer from the blues and greens of their limestone floors and hide the roiling torrent of a river running through a cave below.

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Rio Dulce & Livingston

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 01:43:45 GMT

A venture down "Sweet River" took us to Livingson, home of a fun Caribbean atmosphere and Guatemala's only significant black population.

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Tikal & Flores

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 03:16:01 GMT

We flew into northern Guatemala and hired a cab to Tikal, home to the grandest Mayan ruins. That was followed by a night in the nearby town of Flores, once an isolated Mayan village and later an isolated colonial town.

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