Tag Archives: Rabinal

My Entry for the World’s Best Travel Secrets contest via iExplore

Posted on July 12, 2011 by katrinamauro

Good Eats & Cheap to Sleep Unique flavors will captivate my interest anywhere in the world, but often it’s those small, off the beaten path towns that I gravitate towards most. Rabinal is a small mountain town in Guatemala that … Continue reading →

Posted in Guatemala, ~Inspiration~ | Tagged Guatemala, Rabinal, travel, travel secrets, travel writing, vote for me, World’s Best Travel Secrets contest, writing contests | 2 Comments

Simple Pleasures

Posted on April 28, 2011 by katrinamauro

Delfina’s face wore wrinkles of laborious survival, as weathered as the textured wood surface in front of me. In a sea of tables, tarps, and tin, her crudely built stand is one of few that could be locked in this … Continue reading →

Posted in Guatemala, ~Adventures~ | Tagged adventures, corte, granizada, Guatemala, huipil, journey in an unknown culture, Painfully sweet, Rabinal, simple pleasures, travel | 2 Comments

My Travel Writing Scholarship 2011 Entry for Rough Guides

Posted on March 23, 2011 by katrinamauro

“Simple Pleasures Delfina’s face wore wrinkles of laborious survival, as weathered as the textured wood surface in front of me. In a sea of tables, tarps, and tin, her crudely built stand is one of few that could be locked … Continue reading →

Posted in Guatemala, ~Adventures~ | Tagged Guatemala, Rabinal, Rough Guides, travel, Travel Writing Scholarship, World Nomads | 1 Comment

Guatemala In A Whirlwind

Posted on November 6, 2010 by katrinamauro

“Would you mind if I took off like a Thursday, Friday, and Monday to skip out to Guatemala for a few days and see my friend Alayna?” I asked my boss after work one day. “She was supposed to go … Continue reading →

Posted in Guatemala, ~Adventures~ | Tagged Alayna Nicole Wool, Alayna Wool, Antigua, Coban, drive through guatemala, Flores, food antigua, Guatemala, Guatemala City, guatemala food, Guatemala travel, guatemalan culture, Guatemalan Goods, Guatemalan pillows, Katrina Mauro, mayan culture, mayan fertility goddess, Mayan Ruins, mayan shaman, pray dance and make love, Rabinal, rabinal food, rabinal hotels, rabinal market, shopping in guatemala, things to do Antigua, things to do flores, Tikal, Tikal National Park, traditional clothing, travel, ~Rare Beautiful Things~ | 13 Comments

Posada San Pablo – Rabinal, Guatemala

Posted on November 6, 2010 by katrinamauro

Hotel Posada San Pablo in Rabinal is one of those really great finds that you love to tell everyone about because it was just so cheap. $7.00 for the night here will get you a small room with two double … Continue reading →

Posted in Guatemala, ~Inn for the night~ | Tagged cheap hotels, cheap hotels guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala hotels, Hotels, Hotels Rabinal, places to stay, Rabinal, travel, travel in guatemala | 2 Comments

PROFILE: Alayna Nicole Wool

Posted on August 27, 2010 by katrinamauro

A native to Philadelphia, PA, Alayna moved to Puerto Rico at the age of 11. Always interested in art, photography, design, and working with raw materials, Alayna went on to receive a Bachelor of Fine arts from the Maryland Institute … Continue reading →

Posted in Guatemala, ~Important Profiles~ | Tagged Alayna Nicole Wool, Alayna Wool, Art, Community, Community Project, Do Good, Genocide, Guatemala, Helping People, Photography, Rabinal | 6 Comments

Fresqueria Oasis – Rabinal, Guatemala

Posted on August 26, 2010 by katrinamauro

This is Delfina. Delfina owns the second booth from the end on the west side of the central market in Rabinal, called Fresqueria Oasis. You will want to remember her face. There are many ladies who run juice stands in … Continue reading →