Guatemala

Is that not beautiful? I’m no photographer and the tuk-tuk was moving on down the road but even with those handicaps, even a quick snap shot shows why Lake Atitlan is known by the Mayans as the place where the rainbow gets its colors”. Oh yeah, in my last post I was in excruitating pain [...]

A recent study by researchers at UC Berkeley, shows that bushmeat — game — taken from forests in many locations around the world is an essential part of the diets of the people who live there, and even helps to prevent anemia in children. The study was conducted in the Makira Protected Area of Madagascar, which is a global hot spot for biodiversity, and the findings have created a ripple between conservation efforts and human health initiatives.

How to have real birthday parties when traveling.

When Petra was six months old, she started to seem interested in solid foods, and I began to do research about how to introduce them to her. Baby Led Weaning (BLW) is a term that springs up on natural parenting books.

Many new mothers have to face the challenge of when to head back to work. Some mothers go to work because they need the money, some go to work because staying home all day with the baby doesn’t make them happy, and some do it because they used up all of their maternity leave. Not many mothers [...]

How to cross the Mexico/ Guatemala border There are over eight official land border crossings between Mexico and Guatemala. This page attempts to explain the main traveler routes in detail. Note: If you have crossed at a border that is not published on this page, please contribute your information. This page cannot be complete without [...]

Length of Cloth Baby Carrier Systems In most of the world, the way to carry a baby is with a simple piece of cloth attaching it to a caregiver. The fabric is usually just a standard four or five foot textile that is wrapped around the child and adult in a number of different ways. [...]

Flores, GuatemalaAfter 56 days today marks my last full day in Guatemala. After almost to two months here I’m ready for a new country but in this time I’ve noticed some things that I think are worth sharing. Some of these may have been true in Mexico and will probably be true in other countries [...]

Flores, GuatemalaI would have never guessed that the jungle surrounding Tikal would smell like allspice and cloves. It was a pleasant surprise and helped ease away the hangover from the night before. Early this morning I was walking through Tikal nursing a hangover, smelling allspice and gawking at how thick the surrounding vegetation was. To [...]