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Illustrated map of Guatemala with the route from Guatemala City to Tikal and its five departments filled in, beside the Guatemalan flag

Guatemalan Gringo Trail

Twelve days through Guatemala, either way round. Volcanoes, a lake with a dozen villages on its shore, a river under a limestone bridge and a Maya city in the jungle, with what each cost in quetzales.

Guatemala 4 min read
World map with each continent filled in and four country counts on it: 193 UN members, 195 with the observers, 197 with Taiwan and Kosovo, 330 Travelers' Century Club

How many countries are there? Why every travel counter disagrees

193, 195, 197 or 330: the number of countries in the world depends on who is counting. Here is how the lists differ and how Mapogo counts.

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