Seeing the phenomenal scale of Tikal has long been on my bucket list! In previous travels Rick and I plodded along the paths of the ancient Mayans at Chichen Itza, Tulum and Uxmal in Mexico and Machu Picchu in Peru. Our excitement heightens as our TAG prop-plane from Guatemala City lands in St. Elena Airport,…
Of the 25 sprawling zones that make up Guatemala City, we decide “Zona”10 is the best fit for us. Pre-booking our first two nights in this zone, we are taken aback when we cannot extend our stay in this hotel or any other in Zone 10! Delegates for the International Coca-Cola Convention are spilling into…
The “flow” of Managua, Nicaragua – “Agua” the Spanish word for water ends the capitol city’s and country’s name – inspired by the Spanish finding two of the largest lakes in the isthmus here during their empire expansion in what is now known as Central America. The “mana” in Managua meant “near” in Nahuati, the…
Costa Rica – You are bound to hear this versatile little phrase many times throughout Costa Rica…the exact translation for pura vida (pronounced poo-ra vee-da) is “pure life” but is used to mean “cool”, “all right”, “just great”, it is a greeting as well as a farewell, and a local will smile broadly if its…
David and Boquete – While in Panama City I spoke at length to Nancy, a teacher from the US, who is into the second year of a two-year teaching contract. She says, “I have a big decision to make – with the great weather, lower cost of living, and loving everything about Panama, I am…
