With over 80,000 miles of trails in the National Trail System, National Hiking Day, celebrated annually on November 17, encourages us to get outside and hit the trails! Aside from the benefits of enco...

Don’t look now…but it’s nearly Halloween! Celebrated in the U.S on October 31st, this popular holiday consists of costumes, chilling frights, and best of all, candy! With origins tracing back to...

Her high school trip to Peru in Latin America was in 2007, but Abby Sawyer talks about it now like she’s telling a story from last month. She vividly recalls witnessing Macchu Picchu, tasting t...

I was excited to return to Guatemala to help with the WorldStrides teacher convention.  I wanted the teachers to get to know the impressive place I knew from my previous travels.  But I was ...

Guatemala is a land of breathtaking mountain scenery, brightly-painted churches, sparkling lakes and diverse wildlife. But that’s not everything. It’s also a land of markets. At best, Guatemala ma...

Nestled in the Highlands of Guatemala is the deepest lake in Central America – Lake Atitlan (Lago de Atitlan). It is surrounded by volcanoes, and is itself volcanic in origin. Lake Atitlan is a cald...