http://guatemalainpictures.com And stories of the places I've been... Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:51:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At first I had a Sony Mavica with those little and not so useful diskettes. Then I quickly "upgraded" to a professional manual camera Ricoh. I started taking pictures and after showing them to some friends, one of them (Claudia María) tells me "you should take the pictures for the catalog ... http://guatemalainpictures.com/this-is-how-everything-started/ When everything seems out of place Xela is there... waiting. A quick look at Cerro Quemado reminds me my rock climbing days (back then when I didn't work on saturdays). Then, after a minute or so walking around I get it, I get the feeling again. A little smile starts to ... http://guatemalainpictures.com/xela-nights/ 2007 was a hard year: lots of work, traveling, few hours of sleep, problems, sport injuries and so, but even so a good year and one to remember. Just as the days go by waiting for something to heal whats been hurt, a little of sport get my knee back to ... http://guatemalainpictures.com/days-of-change-acatenango-heals-you/ This is Agua volcano seen from Acatenango and Fuego. Is very unlikely that I stay at hotels on my trips. In fact I usually avoid cities for staying the night. Very often I just keep driving/walking/biking to my next destination. Ok, a while ago I had a little discussion with a friend ... http://guatemalainpictures.com/do-you-really-need-to-ask-me-why/ While walking around on some trails in Petén a little movement caught my attention, it was this guy. I still don't have any idea of what kind of animal it is but one thing is certain, he is saying "this is my space". (I guess is a male because of ... http://guatemalainpictures.com/dude-this-is-my-space/ A long time not getting on the bike but it doesn't matter at all... So we went to Sololá and after 9kms of fun, hard and tricky descent Werner crashes with some bigs stones... the tire gets broken and all messed up... still at least 20kms left... Maybe the picture doesn't ... http://guatemalainpictures.com/nothing-stops-the-will/ And after 10 seconds I still can't give you a short answer... But if that was my last year of living, it still will be just great. I still can't choose a favorite place. There is no top ten, just a big endless list of memorable places where I have been with ... http://guatemalainpictures.com/where-were-you-last-year/ This is a natural sanctuary named Lachuá, which means "smelly water", as it has some sulfured aromas. It is located in Alta Verapaz and it is AWESOME. Is not an easy road, but mostly, and adventure trip. That was our prize after reaching it on mountain bike with some friends from ... http://guatemalainpictures.com/lachua-lagoon/ I have no idea what kind of spider is this but it was huge, like 35 centimeters long hanging there at Yaxhá in Petén. Any ideas what kind of spider is this? Nice!!!! http://guatemalainpictures.com/big-and-colorful-spider/ I take a picture, check it on the screen and wow!!, what was that? The "Volcan de Fuego" just made a big eruption... I'm right at Fuego Volcano, just descending from the summit, in fact I'm on my way back to the camping site. I saw many eruptions that day ... http://guatemalainpictures.com/that-was-huge/ Picture taken in automatic mode at Tajumulco Volcano (4,220 meters above sea level). Tajumulco is the highest peak in Central America and you can see ice formations over the rocks and among the grass near the trail. It is a medium difficulty hike and with some previous training you can ... http://guatemalainpictures.com/on-a-cold-and-clear-day/ It doesn't matter how much stress you have. When you are several meters off the ground with only your hands holding your body to the rock wall, you just forget everything and become one with the rock: hard and solid. Being a kinda risky sport it is hard to have some ... http://guatemalainpictures.com/rock-climbing-a-mental-therapy/ Walking on the muddy trails to Laguna Brava or "Yolnabaj" (mad or angry lagoon) at Huehuetenango found this. A small snake crossing the mud. After half a second my camera was out trying to capture a nice "smile" from the snake. Poisonous? doesn't seem so. For the hints I've learned looking ... http://guatemalainpictures.com/colorful-snake-on-the-road/ There is lava everywhere! Are you coming or not? What did you said? So you are not coming with me to see the lava flow? Yes, the dry lava we are walking on is hot, but thats not a problem... right? Make up your mind, is starting to rain... and don't ... http://guatemalainpictures.com/walking-around-lava-in-pacaya-volcano/ This is a nice, fresh (but really cold) river that feeds the Maddalena's Lagoon at Huehuetenango. How do I get there? There are no tours, no hotels and no restaurants over there, so if you wanna go it will be on your car, bicycle or walking... From Guatemal City, the Interamericana Road ... http://guatemalainpictures.com/river-and-waterfall-at-magdalena/ This is the Acatenango volcano summit. In front of us you can see Fuego Volcano. The night was really cold and we could hear the volcanic eruptions of Fuego Volcano. After seeing the big red magma coming out at night we decided to plan a journey to Fuego. That December (I must ... http://guatemalainpictures.com/preparing-for-the-fuego-journey/ It is called Yolnabaj, but the locals call it "Wild Lagoon" as it has some waves that emit the sound of a crisp water. What you see here is only a small portion. The place is a paradise far away from Guatemala City (almost 15 hours to get there), but that's ... http://guatemalainpictures.com/laguna-brava-in-huehuetenango/ Me and some friends watching the heat at Pacaya on a cold night in Guatemala. The picture, as usual, was taken without filters. I never use filters. Pacaya volcano at night, or "Paca-night" After several visits to the volcano and one walk over the dry lava we decided to take some ... http://guatemalainpictures.com/that-looks-kinda-hot/ Do you remember your first time there? when you were only a kid? Esquipulas is a very visited touristic region with several natural and cultural places to see. The church is the most famous and people all over the region come by to ask for forgiveness, health, miracles and some ... http://guatemalainpictures.com/your-first-visit-at-esquipulas/ Why look for more if you can have a nice playground all around, clear sky, fresh air and weather? Here the soft grass provides you a nice support for your back taking out any residual stress you might have. There are plenty of trees nearby and enough rock to climb and ... http://guatemalainpictures.com/great-accomodations-in-huehuetenango/