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    Planet Kapow 27 : Antigua to San Salvador

    IN ANOTHER: little town on Lake Atitlan named Santiago de Atitlan, we find our way up a gravelly path to the shrine of Maximon, the infamous ‘Wicked Saint’, patron of drinkers, smokers, gamblers and prostitutes. Each year at Easter in towns across Guatemala, Maximon does...

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    Guatemala: hike around Nebaj (Cuchumatan Mountains)

    Ok, I’m jumping the gun a bit with my backlog of posts I should be getting on top of, but here is an update that I really wanted to get up. A few days ago we got back from a brilliant 3 days up in...

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    Planet Kapow 15 : Morelia to Paricutin

    AND OUT: of the asphyxiating behemoth of Mexico City, through the murky endless ocean of white houses, out, out, until we hit the long green fields and lakes of Michoacan state, heading into Morelia, readying ourselves for Dia de Muertos. The Day of the Dead...

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