Caravana del Zorro 2012

Each year, a group of people get together to travel from Guatemala City to Esquipulas in motorcycle. This is year 51 of the event and it is said that more than 40,000 people participated in this event last year. It was declared as an intangible heritage of the country last year in its 50th birthday. The convoy exits […]

Travel information about Guatemala

I had not visited the Official Tourism site of Guatemala, and I did a couple of weeks ago, truth is, It impressed me, there is a lot of information, presented in a professional way, of course, the site is from the government agency of tourism (INGUAT – Instituto Guatemalteco de Turismo), but it can give you […]

Tomorrow we have a new president, is it the beginning of the “New Era”?

I am not usually very excited about this kind of news, but I believe tomorrow is a very important day for Guatemala. Alvaro Colom Caballeros is leaving the presidency,  as the worst president of the democratic era of Guatemala, maybe even the worst ever. The new comer is a former general of the armed forces, […]