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A Day with an Indigenous Community in Santa Catarina Barahona

Charlie Marchant — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 12:40:07 +0000

Small Change 4 Big Change is a charity dedicated to helping the indigenous families of Santa Catarina Barahona help themselves through education and sustainable farming. Lisa Mitchell de Mena founded the not-for-profit organisation in 2012 and set up projects in the local community. The projects focus on teaching local people how to live a healthy, sustainable lifestyle. Lisa’s […]

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Ecofiltro Water Filter Factory Tour in Guatemala

Charlie Marchant — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 11:00:52 +0000

Ecofiltro is a social enterprise who provide clean drinking water for rural communities in Guatemala. Their water filters can be seen across Guatemala. We had the chance to visit the factory where their water filters are produced. As anyone who’s spent time in Guatemala knows, you can’t drink the tap water here. While tourists can afford to […]

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Make Your Own Peanut Butter in Guatemala

Charlie Marchant — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 11:00:35 +0000

Ever wanted to learn to make your own peanut butter? If you really want to see how to make natural, organic peanut butter in Guatemala, then you’re in luck. We met Lidia, a local Guatemalan who makes her own peanut butter from scratch. And I mean from scratch. And fortunately for us, they run a peanut […]

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19 Things To Do in Antigua, Guatemala for Culture Lovers

Charlie Marchant — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 11:00:50 +0000

There are so many things to do in Antigua that you won’t know what to do first! I’d only heard incredible stories about Antigua’s colonial buildings all painted in a light shade of yellow. The misty blue-grey backdrop of volcanoes surrounding the city. The women dressed in gorgeous patterned Guatemalteca clothing. I couldn’t wait to see it […]

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Semuc Champey – What No One Told Me

Charlie Marchant — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 11:00:30 +0000

I’d been dreaming of Semuc Champey for a long time. The rough mountain hike that overlooks those magical turquoise limestone pools and the final, satisfying plunge into the cool sparkling waters at the end of the sweaty path. If you’ve seen photos of Semuc Champey before, then you’ll know exactly what I mean. Semuc Champey […]

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Vegetarian Cafés for Healthy Eaters in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

Charlie Marchant — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 11:00:30 +0000

Lake Atitlan is a bit of a mecca for vegans and vegetarians travelling in Guatemala. I’m a self-confessed healthy eater. It doesn’t matter where I am in the world, I want to eat fresh veggies and good grains all the time. Being vegetarian in Lake Atitlan is amazing because you can find healthy and delicious vegetarian […]

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Guatemala Travel Guide

Charlie Marchant — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 11:00:08 +0000

Out of all the places that we travelled in Central America, Guatemala stole my heart. Though admittedly Nicaragua was a close second. This vibrant country hasn’t let anything get it down. Despite being notorious for gang activity, bus drivers being held up at gun point more frequently than is comfortable and many communities living in […]

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Getting My Nut Butter Fix: Valhalla Macadamia Nut Farm in Antigua

Charlie Marchant — Sat, 30 May 2015 20:40:05 +0000

You know when I was a kid, I never ate peanut butter. Not because I thought there was anything wrong with it, actually I don’t even recall knowing it existed until the age of thirteen. That seems pretty crazy to most of you, right? Peanut butter isn’t big in England like it is in the […]

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What I Learned from a Guatemalan Cooking Class

Charlie Marchant — Mon, 25 May 2015 06:41:25 +0000

I learned two things from our Guatemalan cooking class: number one is that making tortillas isn’t as easy as it looks and I suck at it, and number two is that the traditional Guatemalan dish of Pepian can be made vegetarian even though not everyone says it can. We headed to a small town just […]

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How to Choose a Spanish School in Antigua, Guatemala

Charlie Marchant — Tue, 05 May 2015 09:07:41 +0000

When I found myself with free time on my hands during our house sit in Guatemala, I decided it was time to enrol for classes at a Spanish school in Antigua. A quick Google search for “Spanish school Antigua Guatemala” will pull up thousands of results, which is no surprise as this city is the […]

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