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Guatemala pages

  1. Guatemala: Oh, people! people!

    If someone says he or she loves backpack traveling, they’re instantly a friend of mine. Then if they say they would rather stay in cheap hostels than luxury hotels, I know we already have a lot in common. Yes, I don’t want to be stuck in a luxurious hotel surrounded by rich tourists. I met […]

    Posted by Maangchi in Blog on Dec 12th, 2009. Tagged: , , , ,

  2. Guatemalan local markets and scenery

    Guatemala doesn’t seem to have many  Asian tourists yet, so I got a lot of attention wherever I went. When I walked around the streets, I found most people stopped  to look at me! Especially when I was browsing the local market in Coban, I heard a Mayan lady, holding her little baby on her […]

    Posted by Maangchi in Blog on Dec 7th, 2009. Tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

  3. Guatemalan food

    Guatemala is known as a country of corn and their staple foods are corn, tomatoes, peppers, beans,  tomatillos, sweet potato, and squash. You can hear the clapping sound of women making tortillas in every corner of town. They take some dough and rub it to make a ball between their palms and spread it by […]

    Posted by Maangchi in Blog on Dec 3rd, 2009. Tagged: , , , , , , , ,

  4. Guatemalan trip : Introduction

    Tikal My 2 week trip to Guatemala was done successfully. I could not check my email, Youtube, and my blog comments everyday. Maybe every other day when I found an internet café, I could only approve the comments, but no answer. Approving comments took about 1-2 hours. It was impossible to answer everybody’s questions. I […]

    Posted by Maangchi in Blog on Dec 1st, 2009. Tagged: , , , , , ,

  5. Going on vacation!

    Hi, everybody, I’m packing my backpack to leave for my 2 week backpack travel to Guatemala tomorrow! Ooh whoo! : ) 2 weeks travel is not that long, but my heart is beating now because of too much excitement! I will try out authentic Guatemalan food as much as I can during my trip, and […]

    Posted by Maangchi in Blog on Nov 12th, 2009. Tagged: , , , , , ,