Guatemala Travel News

Springwood Middle School students are undertaking a school-wide bottle drive this Saturday to raise money for Mayan Families Canada.

A Miami dentist set up a drop-off spot on Flagler Street in Little Havana. A Broward business owner donated thousands of dollars to build soy processing factories.

GUATEMALA CITY, Nov 3 - Construction is expected to begin soon on a new highway across north-central Guatemala, the largest infrastructure project tackled so far by the government of Alvaro Colom.

Safe Passage/Camino Seguro was founded in 1999 by Hanley Denning, a young woman from Maine, U.S.A. Sadly, in January 2007 Hanley died in a car accident.

The season of giving lasts well past the December holidays and everyone needs a break after the stress of holiday preparations.

Advice for candidates from a former fundie. One thing I learned not long after finishing my Spanish degree was -- never volunteer to translate anything into a language you don't dream in.

Important facts, figures, dates and other important information needed before traveling to the country of Guatemala.

It's a rare story that captures a journalist's imagination this way this one has.

Traveling from Wichita through Guatemala is a trip with many adventures along the way.

The sun sets on the stones of the pyramid El Tigre, in the distance is the mound of La Danta.

An ancient Mayan civilization inhabited Tikal around 800 B.C., flourishing for over a century amid the subtropical rainforest of El PetA©n, Guatemala.

Sara Thierry wanted a unique way to earn continuing education credits this summer.

Cruising can be a perfect volunteer vacation because ships often visit ports where people urgently need help.

De facto Honduran President Roberto Micheletti led a march against ousted President Manuel Zelaya and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday.

Movies can be great tools for learning about history. And if you ever saw Mel Gibson's "Apacolypto" from 2006, you'll have a accurate picture in mind when you hear our next story.

I arrived in Panajachel Aug. 8 after a two and a half hour van ride through mountains and hillsides.

Mission to the land of the Maya In answer to queries about the size of her family, Dr.

Flanked by volcanoes and colorful Maya villages, Guatemala's Atitlan is one of the most striking lakes in the world, and there are few better places to lap up the views than Laguna Lodge, a 10-minute boat ride - but a world away - from the Western Highlands tourist town Panajachel.

Panama has submitted a letter of intention to quit the Central American Parliament , the foreign ministry said Wednesday.

A benefit performance by Kimo Hussey, a Hawaiian master of the ukulele, will help dirt-poor kids in Guatemala enjoy the rare treat of having ukes of their own to play.