Adventures with Cloud People – Travel Blog

In the last edition of this epic trilogy of posts concerning the Mayan ruins of Central America, we take a look at the major sites of located in Belize, Honduras and El Salvador. If you missed part 1 and 2, check them out here: Mayan Ruins of Mexico and Mayan Ruins of Guatemala. Tazumal: El [...]

I always had a mild interest in travel and adventure, but nothing off the richter scale. Then when the opportunity came up through university to live in Germany for a few months for some work experience, I decided to give it a go for a bit of a laugh. My work time ended and I [...]

With 2012 fast approaching, and with it the reported destruction of the universe, all things Mayan are the “It” thing.  Heading to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador or Belize to check out the remnants of what was once an incredibly advanced and sophisticated society, before the shit goes down? We got along to a substantial [...]

Travelling through Latin America and searching for a good read about the area? The following list of books will get you started! From the pre-Spanish arrival life of the Aztecs to a drug trafficking prison in Bolivia, they cover a pretty broad range of incidences and history. I tried to steer away from the super [...]

Central American coffee is some of the best in the world. The climate and conditions for growing beans are close to perfect. Unfortunately, while you are in Central America, it can sometimes be hard to locate a decent brew. Most of the high quality stuff is exported overseas. What is left are the discards, deemed [...]

There are about a billion warnings you are meant to heed before going travelling, whether they may be for reasons of safety, health or simply for the sake of enjoying your trip to its utmost. They are published in guidebooks, found on government websites and bashed into your brain through your ear by your mum. [...]

Sumpango and Santiago Sacatepequez, both not far outside of Antigua, Guatemala, play host to the “Feria del Barrilete Gigante” (Giant Kite Festival) on the first of November each year. We chose to head out to the Sumpango festival. The first of November in Guatemala is celebrated as the day of the dead. On this day, [...]

Across the landscape of Nicaragua there exists a distinct difference when compared to its Central American neighbours. Where most of the other countries have soccer fields, Nicaragua, along with Panama, have baseball fields instead. Baseball is Nicaragua’s national sport, a legacy left by United States Marines who popularised the sport there during the 20th century. [...]