{"id":3089,"date":"2011-12-12T11:29:27","date_gmt":"2011-12-12T17:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/?page_id=3089"},"modified":"2012-11-04T19:00:39","modified_gmt":"2012-11-05T01:00:39","slug":"guatemala","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/?page_id=3089","title":{"rendered":"Guatemala"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"gallery\">\nFor more of my travel photos from the Guatemala, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/splette\/tags\/guatemala\/\" title=\"my Guatemala photos on Flickr\">my Flickr account<\/a>. <\/p>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_antigua.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_antigua-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Antigua, the starting point of our travels into Guatemala\" title=\"Antigua\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3074\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_antigua-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_antigua-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/guatemala_jungle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/guatemala_jungle-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Finally, some jungle! I love the mountains all covered in green.\" title=\"Jungle in Guatemala. I love the mountains all covered in green\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2054\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/guatemala_jungle-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/guatemala_jungle-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/guatemala_marissa_johnny.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/guatemala_marissa_johnny-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Marissa, my travel mate for Guatemala, instantly fell in love with our guide Jhonny (sic)\" title=\"guatemala_marissa_johnny\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2062\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/guatemala_marissa_johnny-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/guatemala_marissa_johnny-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/guatemala_semuc_champey.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/guatemala_semuc_champey-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Semuc Champey, perhaps the most beautiful place in Guatemala\" title=\"Semuc Champey\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2063\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/guatemala_semuc_champey-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/guatemala_semuc_champey-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/guatemala_semuc_champey_waterfall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/guatemala_semuc_champey_waterfall-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Semuc Champey is a limestone structure where part of the river flows above and another below ground\" title=\"Waterfall at Semuc Champey\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2064\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/guatemala_semuc_champey_waterfall-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/guatemala_semuc_champey_waterfall-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/guatemala_semuc_champey_sitting_man.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/guatemala_semuc_champey_sitting_man-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal-clear turquoise water terraces\" title=\"Crystal-clear blue water terraces\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2065\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/guatemala_semuc_champey_sitting_man-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/guatemala_semuc_champey_sitting_man-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"gallery\">\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_cave_entry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_cave_entry-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Next was a cave expedition: The entry to the cave was located just above a waterfall \" title=\"The entry to the cave was located just above a waterfall \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2073\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_cave_entry-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_cave_entry-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_cave1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_cave1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Everyone got a candle and off we went into the cave\" title=\"Everyone got a candle and off we went into the cave\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2068\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_cave1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_cave1-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_cave2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_cave2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"At times we had to climb ladders\" title=\"At times we had to climb ladders\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2069\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_cave2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_cave2-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_cave3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_cave3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"I hit my food on some sharp rocks under water which left a lasting scar to remember\" title=\"Hit my food on some sharp rocks under water\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2070\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_cave3-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_cave3-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_cave4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_cave4-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall inside the cave\" title=\"Waterfall inside the cave\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2071\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_cave4-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_cave4-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_cave5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_cave5-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Wandering through the cave like a procession\" title=\"Wandering through the cave like a procession\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2072\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_cave5-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_cave5-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"gallery\">\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_bridge3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_bridge3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"One of the Chicago guys jumping into the river. There&#039;s no photographic evidence of my jump though...\" title=\"One of the Chicago guys jumping into the river. There&#039;s no photographic evidence of my jump though...\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2083\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_bridge3-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_bridge3-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_bridge1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_bridge1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"The bridge from which we jumped into the river\" title=\"The bridge we jumped from into the river\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2081\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_bridge1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_semuc_champey_bridge1-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/marissa_johnny_splette.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/marissa_johnny_splette-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Saying goodbye to our guide Jhonny was pretty tough for Marissa\" title=\"Marissa Jhonny Splette\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3096\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/marissa_johnny_splette-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/marissa_johnny_splette-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/fairytale_forrest.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/fairytale_forrest-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"I love the mystic fairy tale look of the Guatemalan forests...\" title=\"Fairy tale Forest\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3097\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/fairytale_forrest-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/fairytale_forrest-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_tikal_spidermonkey.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_tikal_spidermonkey-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A spider monkey in Tikal\" title=\"Spider Monkey\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2102\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_tikal_spidermonkey-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_tikal_spidermonkey-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_tikal_plaza.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_tikal_plaza-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"The Mayan ruins of Tikal, hidden deep in the jungle are one of the major sights in Guatemala\" title=\"Main plaza at Tikal\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2111\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_tikal_plaza-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_tikal_plaza-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"gallery\">\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_tikal_templeV.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_tikal_templeV-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Tikal temple V from close up\" title=\"Tikal temple V\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2113\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_tikal_templeV-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_tikal_templeV-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_tikal_ladder.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_tikal_ladder-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Climbing up the steep ladder to temple V was fun\" title=\"Tikal; steep ladder up to temple V\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2109\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_tikal_ladder-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_tikal_ladder-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_tikal_main_large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_tikal_main_large-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"View from above\" title=\"Guatemala Tikal\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3099\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_tikal_main_large-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_tikal_main_large-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_tikal_marissa_me.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_tikal_marissa_me-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Marissa &amp; me posing on a temple at Tikal\" title=\"Marissa &amp; me posing on a temple at Tikal\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2110\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_tikal_marissa_me-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_tikal_marissa_me-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_tikal_templeII.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_tikal_templeII-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Tikal temple II\" title=\"Tikal temple II\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2112\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_tikal_templeII-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/guatemala_tikal_templeII-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_quetzaltenango.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_quetzaltenango-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Quetzaltenango (or Xela) is the second largest and one of the more interesting cities in Guatemala\" title=\"Quetzaltenango\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3087\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_quetzaltenango-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_quetzaltenango-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"gallery\">\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_black_cat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_black_cat-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Inner yard of our &#039;Black Cat&#039; hostel in Quetzaltenango. One of the best hostels we saw in Guatemala.\" title=\"Black Cat Hostel\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3088\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_black_cat-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_black_cat-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Santiaguito_mirador.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Santiaguito_mirador-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Somewhere there beneath the clouds volc\u00e1n Santiaguito awaits us. This was the beginning of our disastrous 2-day hike up there...\" title=\"Clouds and mountains. View from the mirador\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Santiaguito_mirador-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Santiaguito_mirador-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_loraine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_loraine-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Our Loraine volcano-hiking mate and experienced mountaineer Loraine\" title=\"Loraine\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3086\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_loraine-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_loraine-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_lavastream.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_lavastream-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"We had to climb down this solidified lava stream which was much harder than it may seem\" title=\"guatemala_lavastream\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3084\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_lavastream-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_lavastream-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_volcano_base.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_volcano_base-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"The base of the volcano\" title=\"Volcano base\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3083\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_volcano_base-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_volcano_base-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_temp_camp.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_temp_camp-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A temporary camp we set up during our hike up the volcano when the rain got too bad\" title=\"Temp camp\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3082\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_temp_camp-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_temp_camp-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"gallery\">\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_splette_drenched.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_splette_drenched-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"After the 8-9 hour hike in the poring rain my spirits were not at its best...\" title=\"Splette drenched\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3081\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_splette_drenched-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_splette_drenched-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_santiaguito_rock.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_santiaguito_rock-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Great views from the volcano\" title=\"Santiaguito rock\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3080\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_santiaguito_rock-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_santiaguito_rock-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_santiaguito_sunset.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_santiaguito_sunset-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset over the volcano. It had a surreal and mystic feel to it.\" title=\"Santiaguito sunset\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3079\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_santiaguito_sunset-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_santiaguito_sunset-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_santiaguito_camp.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_santiaguito_camp-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"This was our camp at the volcano the next morning. Pretty cold until the sun came out.\" title=\"Santiaguito camp\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3078\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_santiaguito_camp-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_santiaguito_camp-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Santiaguito_me_cliff_clouds.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Santiaguito_me_cliff_clouds-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Me above the couds\" title=\"Me above the couds\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2157\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Santiaguito_me_cliff_clouds-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Santiaguito_me_cliff_clouds-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_santiaguito_sun.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_santiaguito_sun-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"In the morning the sun appeared over volc\u00e1n Santiaguito, which erupts every 45 min or so\" title=\"Santiaguito sunrise\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3076\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_santiaguito_sun-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_santiaguito_sun-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"gallery\">\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_santiaguito_nike.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_santiaguito_nike-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Another shot of me on the volcano cliff. Someone rightfully noted that this could be a NIKE advertisement...\" title=\"Nike Ad\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3075\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_santiaguito_nike-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/guatemala_santiaguito_nike-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/chicken_bus_colomba.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/chicken_bus_colomba-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A chicken bus as seen in Colomba, Guatemala on our way to the finca\" title=\"Chicken bus\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2313\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/chicken_bus_colomba-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/chicken_bus_colomba-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/marissa_coffee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/marissa_coffee-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Marissa and me went to visit a coffee plantation. The guide explains to us how they grow the coffee\" title=\"Marissa &amp; Coffee bean\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2302\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/marissa_coffee-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/marissa_coffee-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/coffee_beans.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/coffee_beans-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Coffee fruit growing on a coffee plant\" title=\"Coffee\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2304\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/coffee_beans-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/coffee_beans-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/splette_pepsi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/splette_pepsi-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Hmm, Pepsi, so refreshing (I wish they&#039;d pay me for saying these things)\" title=\"Pepsi\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/splette_pepsi-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/splette_pepsi-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gallery\"><a rel=\"gallery[Portfolio]\" href=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Michelada.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Michelada-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Michelada - a funny mix tomato juice \/ salsa \/ beer mix drink. Tastes better than it sounds\" title=\"Michelada\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Michelada-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/pan-am.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Michelada-196x196.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For more of my travel photos from the Guatemala, check out my Flickr account.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":31,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth_noscroll.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3089","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3089"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4093,"href":"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3089\/revisions\/4093"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pan-am.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}