Backcountry Guatemala Adventures

15/01/2013

Nom nom nom. Looking forward some good food when we visit Guate next month!

Many of the ingredients present in the Guatemalan Kitchen Colors are necessary for the red and green sauces you see here. In the picture above, we can see another version of the typical Guatemalan ...

13/01/2013

Carlos will be in Guatemala between February 1 and March 6 and will be happy to guide biking and hiking trips (including volcano tours) in the Antigua area. He is offering a great price: $30 a day per person for bike trips.

22/12/2012

Guatemala is the best place I know for mountain biking. Where else can you walk out your door and be riding a dirt path going up a mountain within a couple minutes?

18/12/2012

Do you prefer paddling, or pedaling?

15/12/2012

09/12/2012

Who wants to go caving? In an underground river cave?

05/12/2012

The 11-day trip we are planning is timed to end right before El Reto del Quetzal, a four-day mountain bike race across Guatemala. The last days of our trip are based in Antigua--and for those of you who sign up for the race--we'll take your out on some good training rides to get you used to the riding in Guatemala.

For those of you who aren't racing, we're planning options for you, too--market tours, cooking lessons, and horseback riding.

For more information about the race, go to the Reto's website: http://www.elretodelquetzal.com/en/index.php?id=31

05/12/2012

This is part of the last 6 days of the trip!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbNkEI4VU4U

http://www.hobotraveler.com/blogger.html This a video of Lago Atitlan, Guatemala from a viewpoint located near the village of San Jorge. Take a two Quetzal C...

04/12/2012

Hmm...some good ideas for picnic lunches on our trip! I love Guatemalan chiles rellenos!

The typical Guatemalan sandwich simply known as Pan (bread) or pan con carne (beef sandwich), pan con chile relleno (chile relleno sandwich), pan con longaniza (white sausage sandwich), pan con cho...

19/03/2012

This is a fun xc ride, mostly for Experienced riders. It also can be done by advanced riders but at a slow pace. This ride has 3 options, we can start riding from antigua and it will be around 36kms. Starting with 10kms of asphalt road, then about an hour of singletrack-double track up and down sections. At the top of the ridge, is where the fun starts. Fun singletrack, all down hill. 2nd option is skip the 10kms of asphalt road and halfway of the climbing sections and start in parramos, where it will be about just 20-30 minutes of climbing, depending on each individual. Or the last option, just take a ride in a van from antigua all the way to the top of the ridge and just enjoy the fun down hill all the way to Santiago Zamora