Getaway Guatemala

Name: Getaway Guatemala
Address: Fraijanes, 01002, GT
Telephone: +50230417779

Casa
Guatemala
Fraijanes
Getaway Guatemala

If you like adventure, extreme sports and making new friends come and discover the mystique and magi

We organize trips and excursions from Guatemala City to different parts of the country. If you want to have a good time, to get out of the city, do something different, meet people from different countries and discover the most extreme corners of Guatemala, GET AWAY WITH US!

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Organizamos viajes y excursiones desde la ciudad de Guatemala hacia diferentes puntos del país. Si queres pasartela bien un rato, salir de la ciudad, hacer algo diferente, conocer personas de distintos países y conocer los rincones más extremos de Guate. ¡ESCAPATE CON NOSOTROS!

17/06/2021

Why I decided to travel around my own country with Getaway Guatemala

First of all, the good energy that I receive back from nature and from the people when I travel in Guatemala's urban areas, is something that I still can't describe well. Is a mix of happiness, inspiration, and responsibility. ✨✨✨

Secondly, I really like the emotion that preparing for a trip gives me. Even if my weeks sometimes can be busy and stressful, making all the arrangements and preparations for the trip, has always given me excitement and something to look forward to. I get inspired in my daily routine, because of my next future adventure. 🥾🏕🏖🏖

And the third reason, which I found most important, is that by traveling I found a way to support the economy and education in Guatemala.

Sometimes tourism is sometimes lucrative, and not sustainable for locals, it is not well managed, this can impact badly the local population. In Getaway Guatemala we try hard to do responsible tourism, paying fair services for locals, and respecting their traditions and culture.

Regarding education and how we support it... When I was a girl, I had the opportunity to go to school, and university, and even go outside Guatemala, to continue studying. This is not the reality of Guatemala youth. 59.3% of Guatemalan girls and boys are poor. Which means they don't go to school or stop going at the age of 10 or less. 5,133 girls in the age range of 10-14 got pregnant every day.

That's the main reason, all the incomes from Getaway Guatemala trips, are 100% to support education, to support more girls and boys to continue studying.

People that know me, know that I have always supported many boys and girls through their education, and I will continue supporting it, the much as I can. However, Getaway Guatemala is a special one. I think it can benefit many, supporting directly local communities, youth education, and personally, we are receiving the happiness that nature, people, and traveling always give you.

Looking forward to Getaway Guatemala next adventure...

09/06/2021

¡Traveling for the youth, for Guatemala!
All incomes go to support youth education in Guatemala

This travel is for the girls in Guatemala! The girls we can study 💪 too! As Angelica says...Las niñas podemos estudiar!

16/06/2020

We miss the smiles, we miss feeling welcome, we miss the humbleness and the caring...

Always motivated after sharing time with a local guide in Guatemala rural communities, their knowledge and the passion for what they do is inspiring, learning from their local knowledge is priceless.

27/04/2020

Re-Set, Re-adjust, Re-start, Re-focus...As many times as you need to!

Yaxha is an archaeological Mayan-Site located in the northern part of Guatemala

22/04/2020

This is me... Someone captured me in this photo being happy.

Getaway Guatemala was created because I found it a way to continue being in touch with Guatemala, to help my country, and especially a way to support local communities with ecotourism.”

In my experience sharing knowledge and experience with local communities has always brought me knowledge, broader perspectives, joy, and happiness.

And for you what have you got from local communities in Guatemala?

Photos by @ Hawaii, Santa Rosa, Guatemala

17/04/2020

Happy Weekend! Some times is so difficult for me to decide between the beautiful lake Atitlan or the amazing Pacific in Guatemala. Wich one you would choose if you could?

@ Guatemala City, Guatemala

08/04/2020

Someone just asked me... Which is the biggest festivity in Guatemala? We do have many festivities but definitely, one important one is easter. Easter is named Semana Santa for us and it is characterized by processions and beautiful and colored rugs.

Curious Fact: The rugs are made with different designs that combine the Mayan and the Catholic believes. The art-making of each rug takes approximately 12 hours. The rug is offered by the people as a grateful sign to god, called ´´Ofrenda´´ The ofrenda (the rugs) are just for that precise moment the procession pass. The rugs and their art are destroyed after the religious followers carrying the processions step on them. So you MUST admire the art of the rugs before the procession pass in front of you.

The photos were taken by who is probably the person that most known about this tradition. Follow him to know more about this fantastic tradition!

Photo of the san dust taken by Kaitlyn Barrett of @ Guatemala City, Guatemala

20/07/2019

Mi trabajo en

Hola, mi nombre es Wendy Pérez, tengo 19 años. Trabajo en Getaway Guatemala desde hace un año y estoy capacitándome como guía y redes sociales. Me gusta mucho mi trabajo en por qué me dedico a crear publicaciones de las costumbres de la Costa Sur en donde se encuentra el lugar en donde vivo, mi aldea llamada Desde que empecé a trabajar he aprendido mucho sobre cómo mostrar a muchas más personas mis raíces, costumbres y tradiciones. Me siento orgullosa de ser chapina, y me gusta comunicar a personas de otras aldeas, a otros guatemaltecos y a visitantes extranjeros por qué vale la pena conocer Guatemala.

My work in

Hi, my name is Wendy Pérez, I'm 19 years old. I have been working in Getaway Guatemala for almost a year. I am learning to manage social media accounts and to write publications. I have always like to write, as one of my dreams is to study Literature. I like my work in why I dedicate myself to create publications of the traditions of Guatemala. I also enjoy a lot to write about the South Coast of my country, the place where I live. My village is called . (Small village in Guatemala of 200 families). Since I started working I have learned a lot about how to show others my roots, customs, and traditions. I am proud of being a Guatemalan. I like to think that with my publications, I am communicating and sharing to other people from other countries why it is worth to come and visit Guatemala.

Dirección

Fraijanes
01002

Teléfono

+50230417779

Página web

http://getawayguatemala.com/

Notificaciones

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