Locations

What to see in the towns and locations we visited -Merida, Belize, Guatemala City and Antigua

TV Shows

Get the lowdown on the TV shows Globe Trekker: La Ruta Maya

Festivals

The Passion plays and floral pageant of Holy Week in Antigua, Guatemala

Food

Green bananas and coconut milk are staples of the unique Garifuna cuisine

Historic Sites

Caracol, deep in the Chiquibul Rainforest, the largest and most inaccessible Mayan site in the whole of Belize

Serpent Gods at the ruins of Chichén Itzá

Treks

Climbing the formidable Pacaya, Guatemala's most active Volcano

Beaches

Placencia - the longest reef in the western hemisphere and a great location for scuba diving

Spectacular Mayan ruins on the beach of Tulum

Shopping

Tecpan market, the centre of town life and a great place to buy authentic crafts and local edibles.

Lie back and relax in a hammock, if you can escape the pushy hammock sellers!

Culture

The Mennonites, a Dutch protestant religious sect with staunch traditional beliefs.

Travel Writers

Ascension and Eruptions by Anthony Mahemoff
A strenuous two and a half hour ascent up Volcan Santa Maria in Guatemala.

Lake Atitlan Sunrise By Jana Planz
Jana describes the sunrise above Lake Atitlan in Guatemala, in Central America. A place Aldus Huxley once described as the most beautiful lake is the world.

A Guatemalan Diversion by Linda Yun
Uniquely guided by two Mayan children and a chicken, Linda and Jason take an unscheduled day out to explore a town in the Guatemalan Highlands.

The rising cloud over Santiago Atitlan By Anthony Mahemoff
Photos and a volcano trek story dedicated to the people and beauty of Santiago Atitlan.