If your phone is on the GSM international digital system, you will have little trouble calling home from Guatemala. The easiest and most inexpensive way to keep in touch from Guatemala via cell phone is by purchasing a prepaid SIM card from one of Guatemala’s major cell phone providers (Claro, Movistar and Tigo). If you don’t use a local provider, you will end up paying through the nose for international roaming charges.

In order to connect your phone to the Guatemalan network using a prepaid SIM, you will need to make sure your cell phone is unlocked. If it is not, you can ask your cell service provider to do so, enabling Read more

Travel Agent tells his secrets

I’ve been beating the airlines at their own game for more than 10 years, flying almost free 98% of the time.You can use the same strategy that I’ve used to get 63 free airline tickets over the last 10 years.

Even though the price of airline tickets have gone out of site because of skyrocketing fuel prices and increased costs of airport security, there’s still a way you can beat the system’s high prices.

David Tinney, Travel Agency owner, Author & International Speaker My name is David Tinney and I own a travel agency in the midwest United States. Our specialty is selling discount international airline tickets. I’ve written a guide that shows how you Read more

As a frequent traveler with limited, but improving Spanish skills, I know how frustrating it is to get a “Gringo – Run Around”. Higher prices, the long way to town and just the inability to communicate effectively hinder the learning and exploring service. Just as I tout the amazing skills of Carlos in Panama, I am recommending MICHAEL ARTAVIA (cell 001-502-5915-0212 or office of Explore Centro America (001-502-2334-0006) to be your guide in Guatemala City and for tours. He was superb.

Michael learned his English – self taught- in the Westin Camino Real – and he is very effective. A young man with a wonderful wife and a baby on the way, he is well mannered, on-time and Read more