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Love, Gone Swimming

A long time ago, I got offered a dog for Christmas. It was not a gift from my parents, mind you – he just happened to be passing by, and must have taken the...

Lady with flowers 8

Highlights of Mexico

In the eyes of the world, the most common characteristics associated with Mexico relate to the resorts of Cancún or Acapulco, drug violence, tequila and tacos. When we arrived in Mexico City on a...

Catedral de Guatemala 6

Glimpses of Guatemala City

Guatemala City is a sprawling amalgam of old and new, dirty grey and mirrored blue. Its 22 zones hold over four million people and a diverse array of neighborhoods, where glass-stained skyscrapers jut out...

Guatever Guatemala 2

Guatever

“Y aquí fue donde me secuestraron.” The words were thrown casually, as if that speck of road on the way to Guatemala City belonged purely to the realm of the mundane. Traffic flowed upwards...

Graffiti San Pedro La Laguna 10

Travel Website Statistics: November 2013

November has come and gone and Lunaguava seems to have plateaued. We’re currently averaging 1000 visits per month, which suits our non-existing goals fine. Our mindset is still firmly low-key, and although making strides...

Guatemalan Quetzales 4

Dwindling Fortunes Update: November 2013

The cost of living in Guatemala (and a bit of Mexico) The main piece of news concerning November is our departure from Mexico. A country we had shortly visited in 2011 surprisingly became one...