Part of the GeoTours group on arrival day, Antigua, Guatemala with Volcan Agua behind
Santa Catalina arch, actually a bridge for nuns in the convent which stretched on both sides of the street; the bridge allowed the nuns to avoid exposing themselves to the pollution of the world outside the convent walls
The ruins of Antigua Cathedral, destroyed by an earthquake in 1773
Beautiful Antigua at dusk
Local woman selling her wares
Hiking to Pacaya Volcano, one of the most accessible active volcanoes in the world
Me at Pacaya Volcano...awesome!
Chichicastenango Sunday market, June 13, 2010
Busy fruit and vegetable section
Great faces at the market
GeoTours Guatemala group at Lake Atitlan - June 2010
Lake Atitlan, beautifully located in a volcanic caldera
Sophia on a rough stretch of trail, this time with Jules keeping an eye on her
Dancing at the shrine, while alcohol-swilling caretakers keep their vigil
Shrine to Maximon, the cigar-smoking evil "saint", in Santiago Atitlan village
Santiago Atitlan
Wow, this was one of the freakiest festivals I ever saw....those masks!
Beautiful fabrics of the women and girls in San Antonio Palopo
The masks actually are poking fun of the Spanish conquistadors from 500 years ago
Suspension bridge over the mangrove swamp, Hacienda Tijax
Canopy walkway in the rainforest
Boat from the lodge into Rio Dulce town
Amidst the cannons of San Felipe Castle
Boqueron Gorge, Sauce River
How many people are allowed on one canoe?
I take a jump into the Sauce River
GeoTours group at Boqueron Gorge
Hot Waterfall at Finca Paraiso
Tikal - the greatest Mayan city
View from Temple IV
Richard and Temple V
Leticia and Amber are dwarfed by a ceiba tree (with its buttressed roots), the national tree of Guatemala
Spider monkey in the rainforest of Tikal
Coatamundi
That is one large beetle!
Temple I and the Gran Plaza
Two pyramids, Mundo Perdido
Crocodile
Non-venomous tarantula, in Chad's hands
Bombil Pek cave, one of the most spectacular natural sites in Guatemala, accessible down a steep trail or by rappelling 300' (which is what most of the group did)
Bret goes first, descending 300' down
Meredeth on the rope....WOW~
Danielle descending as beams of sunshine filter through the trees and mist
Find the people to appreciate the scale of this cave
Squeezing through a pizza-size cave opening....Danielle had no problem
Rainy view of Semuc Champey from the mirador; turquoise-colored pools thanks to the calcium carbonate dissolved in the water
Sophia loved the water
Yeah, Chad!
Semuc Champey
Great group for the 2010 GeoTours Guatemala trip - seen here at Pacaya Volcano
