Amber Jarvis spends her summers in beautiful Colorado and her winters gallivanting about Planet Earth, dragging her husband and young son along for the ride. You can reach her by email at 27waves@gmail.com.
The town of Xpujil (pronounced schpoo-heel) is a perfect lodging spot to visit the nearby ruins of Calakmul and Balamku. No shuttle or bus service to Calakmul exists. The ruins are about 60 kms inside a biosphere reserve, which...
Norovirus is just a scary way to say “stomach flu.” Cruise passengers may be a bit more susceptible to such viruses given the constant and close proximity to others.There are steps travelers can take to stay healthy...
The Mayan ruin sites through Mexico and Guatemala are almost innumerable, not to mention those that span deeper in to Central America. To see them all would be great feat. To consider the vast number that remain undiscovered or unexcavated...
Palenque is just a few hours drive from San Cristobal. It is a mountainous drive, and can be quite the adventure in a bus or van. Travelers frequent the village of Palenque and as a result it is simple to...
In 2012, ardent Denver travelers may look forward to a bit of time shaved off their check-in at Denver International Airport (DIA) as well as many other airports around the US. The Transportation Security Administration recently announced a...
Crossing the border from Guatemala north in to Mexico is relatively painless. A stop at immigration is required and a change of transport may take up to an hour. A sizable market with food and cheap goods attracts Mexican and...
Little more than a year has passed since the beginning of the revolution in Egypt that overthrew dictator Hosni Mubarak. During that time, tourism has understandably disappeared. The recent clash in Port Said has left nearly 80 dead and led...
From Antigua to Lake Atitlan is a fairly easy travel day. The transportation from Antigua takes us to Panajachel, a town on the southern shore of what many call the most beautiful lake in the world. Three volcanoes dominate the...
Leaving Semuc Champey is surreal in a way. The ride in the pick up truck is steep and exciting and the drive out of the valley may ascend through fog that has accumulated in the early morning hours. The next...
The trip from Flores, in the Northern Peten region of Guatemala, to Semuc Champey is a long and worth every minute in a cramped van. The van leaves Flores early, around 7 a.m. and travels the much of the...