Monthly Archives: November 2009
Spotlight Costa Rica – Sky Trek Canopy Tour in Arenal and Monteverde
Costa Rica has many Zipline/Canopy tours, so what is it that makes Sky Trek so good? For starters, they have: 2 Theme Parks. One is in Monteverde, where they offer sky tram, sky trek, sky walk and a serpentarium. The [...]
Weekly Travel Tips – Don’t Leave Your Home Without Sunscreen
Central America is very close to the Equator and sun burns skin faster than you may be used to. So the normal advice would be “wear sunscreen”. But in these countries rain can be unexpected and sudden so a regular [...]
Family Travel – 9 Years Later in Tikal National Park
Tikal! What can I say, it’s so much more than anything you can imagine! 9 years ago on March 5, 2001 I came to Guatemala by myself and decided to camp out on Tikal’s grounds. Never in a million years [...]
Guatemala Wildlife – 9 Facts About Toucans
The Toucans are these colorful and abundant tropical birds that can be found in Guatemala’s forests specially in the areas of Peten and Alta Verapaz.
Here are some things you have to know about them:
1. They are scattered around Southern Mexico, [...]
Foodies Delight – Meat and Cabbage Patty (Torta)
It’s really easy to make it and with an amazing result! You can serve this for lunch impress everyone.
Ingredients
Ground beef
¼ cup f milk
1 cup of bread powder
2 eggs
1 teaspoon of complete seasoning
¼ teaspoon of SALT
¼ teaspoon of pepper
1 kg of [...]






