Alvaro Matheu M.

Very friendly and helpful guy. Great advices on traveling in Guatemala. Thanks Pampa!

I'm so grateful for my stay in Pampa's house. In Guatemala, with Pampa, no need for a lonely planet guide... He knows everything you have to know to travel around the country. Pampa was a wonderful host and I definitely recommend him if you go to Guatemala! I would love to dance with you again on Matador... matador... matadoooor!

Pampa is a great ambassador to Guatemala. He gave us a lot of helpful information, and introduced us to a lot of new friends. Our first couchsurfing experience, and we are hooked!

I stayed three nights at Pampas' house and had a great time. He showed me the city that must people bypass but really miss out on. we had a couple great nights out, one night spent at a bar and the other at the CS potloch (more drinking then eating though).

I really enjoyed meeting Pampa and hearing about some of his crazy stories. I hope that we can meet again at future CS events or through Silvia!!!

Pampa is a wonderful person and really a soul of Guatemala's CS community, never tired organizer, endlessly helpful, very friendly and always fun to be with! Thanks so much and see you in Europe, in January ,a? :)

Pampa is the all-around organizer of the very excellent CS gatherings in Guatemala. He has lots of nice friends, a welcoming house and is always ready to help.. and party! We had a wonderful time with your crew and felt like part of the big family. Thanks a lot for your hospitality. I totally recommend to visit Pampa!

To keep it simple: I couchsurfed with Pampa, had a great time and found a friend for life. Alvarito, muchísimas gracias para todo, especialmente para ensenarme como no sólo sobrevivir pero vivir y pasarselo re bien en Guatemala!

Pampa helped me out a lot, even before I had arrived at his home in Guatemala, and once there su casa es tu casa! Extremely helpful and nice to be around as is his family. We didn´t see a lot of each other as he had to work a lot but evenings were spent with other couchsurfers drinking beer in a chilled out bar, so no complaints there!

Alvaro is a really nice lad. We spent good time on drinking, talking and laughing. He is very friendly and open minded. He hosted me and my friends and showed us a bit of the city. Thanks for everything and for the movies recommendation, it was very helpful indeed ! I bought some and they are great :) Hope to see u again mate.

Great host who really knows how to follow his curiosity and do good things. Nice family too.

Alvaro was my host in La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción (GT) in August 2008

Pampa replied to my post in the CS Guatemala group when I was asking for organizing a meeting.
The meeting did happen - even that we were only 5 people, three locals, my friend morhart and me.
It was a nice evening with much beer and great talks, especially about the different inner politics and (dis-)advantages of the different hospex networks.
Alvaro also hosted us for one night and went the next day with us to down town Guatemala City to show us a little bit around.
He is a great host host and a blueprint of an ambassador for hospex networks.
Thanks for your hospitality and everything you did for us!!!

Alvaro es un chico excelente, siempre alegre, sonriente, con un entusiasmo por este proyecto ( Couchsurfing) .Nos divertimos muchisimo en el viaje a Cayo Caulker y ojala pueda visitarlo en Guatemala.
Hasta luego Alvaro ! Bienvenido siempre a Belize.

Alvaro was very nice and friendly since the very beginning. We become friends and it was my pleasure to party with this funny and outgoing guy.

Nos vemos en la feria de Sn Marcos para seguir la peda!!

he was so nice with me that i can not even explain, great guy, really funny, and great cs ... if you go to Guate make your self a favor and call him you will have awesome time

Hola, our Guatemalan brother. We miss you Pompa!! This guy is amazing! He should be an embassador for Guatemala, not just for CS Guatemala!! Pompa and his family made us feel at home and he was there for us when we needed him. He's a fabulous host, guide, and definitely knows how to party! If you have the opportunity to see Antigua, Pompa is 'THE' guy. He will absolutely 'welcome you to Antigua', Pompa's style. Can't wait to see you again!!! un abrazo desde tu hermanas

Pampa was a friendly and gracious host when I visited Guatemala in August 2008. He was a great tour guide of both Guatemala City and Antigua. He's an ideal couchsurfer host and traveler! :)

Alvaro would put atlas to shame. He carries the weight of the world with a carefree attitude. Dont let that smile fool you, he has traveled many a place, and can share interesting experiences. His family is really warm and caring. Expect your spirits to be uplifted, good advice and great drinking company :)

Pampa was an amazing host. He came to pick us up at the airport, took us to get food and drinks, and hosted us at his place. He was really kind and knowledgeable. He gave good tips and showed us a great time in both Antigua and Guatemala City. Pampa is a true ambassador and I thank him so much for the hospitality!

Pampa is a wonderful person. He looked all the time afterwards me so I felt fine.Also on the Couchsurfing meeting we had great fun.

Un gran saludo para mi amigo Alvaro alias Pampa. Realmente se portó como un hermano en mi paso por la ciudad abriéndome las puertas de su casa y haciendo de mi paso por Ciudad de Guatemala una gran experiencia. Pudimos subir al volcán Pacaya y pasar una divertida noche en Antigua. Realmente gracias por todo lo que me brindaste en especial tu amistad.

He hosted Us at his house, everything was awesome, you feel like home in his couzy house, We hang out at cien puertas to get drunk, with Daniela and Ronald, we did have such an awesome time in there, I can't wait to go back to Guate to drink more Gallo and Moza beers! See you soon in El Salvador Mr Ambassador.

It has been so cool to stay at Pampa´s place, one can feel at his own home!! We went out to a great bar with him and other friends and had a looot of Gallos, very good and very fun!!Hope to see you again somewhere soon!!!Thanks a lot!!

I had so much fun meeting Alvaro in Guate this past weekend. What a fun, nice guy. We have to hang out next time I come back or if you make it my way.

Pampa is great. He went out of his way to make sure I had a place to sleep upon my arrival to the weekly couchsurfing meeting in Antigua, and he helped me figure out where I was and how to get where I needed to go in Guatemala City. His whole family made me feel at home. I recommend meeting him wherever in the world you and he happen to be.

What can I say? Pampa is awesome. A great host, friend and tour guide, I picked his brain for travel tips in Guatemala, he explained the "Vos" form in Spanish, he showed me a couple cool bars in the city, and we became close buds in the two days I stayed at his place. If you like homecooked meals, a comfortable bed and good company, stay at the Pampa Inn.

Muchísimas gracias para todo, fue un pasado conocerte, cabrón! Leí los dos libros de Mafalda in el avión: mi nueva literatura favorita en castellano! Nos vemos en Nueva Orleans.

Alvaro is Guatemala! Anything one needs to know about Guatemala, he is the one to ask!! He has a great attitude is always up for a spontaneous activity....especially if it involves alcohol:)

Pampa is the ultimate Guatemalan host. He knows and loves his country, and has great friends that you may be lucky enough to meet. Don´t hurry out of Guatemala City without at least meeting this guy.

Cool guy, met him a couple of weeks ago, he's been giving me advive on how to hitchhike on my upcoming autumn adventure. he's very laidback and has been around despite his age. cheers!

He´s a great party buddy and awesome host.

hey pampa! sorry for so late reference. travelling makes me busy :)
Soooo the story with this guy is: 5 years ago I was amazed of Guatemala (still am) :) so I found his profile there in HC and added him to my msn. he was the only person who I didnt know and added to my msn. after some years he came to europe. he was even in latvia but we never met. after some time I went to guatmala. was in guatemala city but we didnt meet...... but then the time came and we met randomly in antigua. :) was great meeting him after all this missing out part :)

Alvaro is Guatemala. I had the best experience in Guatemala because of him. He introduced me to local food, local beer, and local chicken busses. Si amigo, hasta proximo bebidas(cervezas y tequilas).

Although I only had one night to spend in Guatemala City, Alvaro proved to be a dedicated CouchSurfing Host when he braved the flooded streets of Guatemala City during a massive downpour to come and get me in another part of town.

His mother almost made us a wonderful dinner and we enjoyed great conversation along with his other Australian CouchSurfer, over a glass of Belizian Rum.

Alvaro is great friend.The Extremely Positive qualification is not enough for him. He totally lives the Spirit of CouchSurfing.He was an excellent guest .
I highly recommend him.
I hope to see you again in Guatemala Pampa!

I arrived a day early yet he still let me stay there. Didnt get such a chance to hang out with him as he was busy with work but he seems like a nice guy and has a lot of advice to give about Guatemala.

alvaro is wicked awesome super cool fantastic! he helped me and my volunteer group out during out time in guatemala city, meeting up with us at the airport and setting up a hostel for us, and helped with translating for us at some of our contacts as well. we were able to meet up in antigua too which was great! definitely hope he comes on out to canada to visit soon - such a great guy! thanks for all the help pampa!! we really really appreciate it, and all the girls say hi :)

I think the fact that this guy has roughly a billion positive references says it all! Thanks for a wonderful weekend once again!

good times are always to be had with this dude-antigua was made all the better wen ur lazy ass was around. definitely a few more beers to be had somewhere down the line. until next time dude ALSO FOR ANY1 THAT SAW AN EXTREMELY NEGATIVE REFERENCE HERE, IT WAS AN ACCIDENT SO PLEASE FORGIVE ME

Gracias Alvaro y Jessi por tan increible hospitalidad. Alvaro pudo resolverme el problema de no tener donde llegar y compartimos cosas interesantes de ambas culturas. Eres un excelente embajador e inspirador espiritu aventurero.

I had a great time meeting Pampa in Guatemala! He even managed to take me on the chicken bus to Antigua in spite of his hang over from the rockin' party the night before. Thanks!

I was directed to Alvaro’s couch via another cs’r who was unable to host me. Alvaro is conveniently located to the airport and upon arrival to his home and closing the gate to enter his home from the busy street, I was enveloped in quiet and tranquility. After 12 + hours of travel and only one day to rest up before a 10-day teaching assignment, this was just the perfect home for me. With only 1 day to see a 2 museums and 1 public garden, Alvaro even headed out early in the morning with me, just to be able to get me safely to the sites! He was attentive, caring, cautioning and kind. I recommend Alvaro highly.

Pampa was everything for us in Guate City. I am really lucky to have stayed at Pampa's place, because he is a perfect host and a person who is a good company in any place. Being so legend person in Guatemala CS community he remains sincere and unaffected, a person with open heart... And I admire the people of Guatemala since they are so friendly and helpful as Alvaro is. He intoduced me to some CS-members of the city, took us to the market and helped a lot with the information... And,of course, discussing gallo, pollo campero and other Guatemalan style of life was exciting ))
Espero verte algun dia en Rusia, Pampa! Saludos a tu familia! Gracias amigo!!

Alvaro is fantastic! He replied to our request with haste, and even picked us up from the airport. Later, we discovered our mutual love of tuna and baguette. I hope to see him again soon, so that I can write his name with wine on the pavement.

Alvaro was wonderful for a first couch surfing experience! He met us at the airport and helped us out with necessary logistics (finding an ATM and buying cigarettes!). Alvaro is very welcoming and friendly. I couldn't have asked for a better host during our one night in Guatemala City.

Tal vez nos vemos pronto!

Pampa is a really great guy! Openminded, easy, relaxed, intelligent without being boring or know-it-all type, funny and really helpful. It was a real pleasure to meet him and to stay at his place.

Pampa is a legend. Enough said. We met throughout random times in Guat and got involved with alcoholic beverages, random trips, hosted each other at random times and generally had a bloody good time.

This guy is a great person and host with a great heart. You should meet him. Bueno Suerte tambien amigo. Im sure we shall meet again one day, will be a random phone call I don't doubt calling you for a pissup. I dont know if you know why though? I guess it's probably because I can. ;) keep up the BANTER.

Take it easy.

Mathieu es un buen embajador, muchos celebra... daño que estaba un poco enfermo cuando él es ranco... gracias y aflige del despertador brutal

We meet through CS friends. We got along together very well, partied all night...making the best BBQ in Guatemala!!!

Pampa is an awesome host! He helped us out from the moment we stepped out of customs. He goes the extra mile for everyone=)

Great Guy! He brought us around for drinks!
and yes its a great excuse to share a few beers and conversations!

Alvaro is a great guide and host and generally just really friendly guy. He´s always trying to help and seems to have a wide array of interests. El es mi cuate...

great host....put together a great time for us couch-surfers, seems very hospitable, i am sure he would do just about anything you need, without expecting anything in return... and is overall fun to be around....

Buena gente. Nos recogio en el aeropuerto y nos llevo a su casa. Pasamos un buen rato, tomando unas "Gallos" y algun tequila. Muchas gracias Pampa.

Es un gran tipo, tiene mucho qué platicar y convivir con él fué muy interesante. Tengo acá cinco litros de tequila para cuando quiera visitarnos.

I meet him in a meeting of CS he is a nice guy.

we were lost when we arrived to the airport in guatemala city but when pampa picked us up there, everything was easy again. without a guide book, only with the traveltips he gave us, we started our trip through this beautiful country and finally spent much more time there then we had planned ;)

Pampa is sweet, open, warm... We had a great time hanging out in Zona Viva and in Antigua at the CS Meet. A party animal in his own right, with his heart on his sleeve. Too bad I got swallowed in professional obligations at the end of my stay.

Quiza nos vemos en London? En otro lugar? De verdad, fue un placer!

Pompa is a great friend to have! he has done some extensive traveling and always has something to share.. pompa is a vivid person with a true passion for traveling and gaining life experience.. it was cool to travel with him!

hola alvaro..he hosted us for two saturday night,we enjoy the time togheter..we danced musica northeña and gallo beer!!he waked up really early for us two time..I hope to see you again..thanks for everythings

we had a nice day watching the giant kytes in sumpango, pampa helped me taking pictures, gracias!

This guy rocks. An amazing host, super buena onda, very accomodating. He received me in guate when i arrived, we traveld a weekend together, then he received me again before i left (and drove me to the airport at the BUTT CRACK OF DAWN.) hope we meet again!

thanx a million, muchisimas gracias, for an excellent time in guatemala city!!!!!

Alvaro took me on at late notice and was a great help in Guatemala city. I would have loved to meet up with him again when i got back from cuba! next time hey! good like climbing that mountain in turkey! :-)

I ¨hate¨ him haha! No not really but that was probably the most used phrase of the evening in the midst of packed cars, vodka, alcohol runs to San Lucas & back, more vodka and then waking up at his house then meandering guatemala city lazily soaking in the sun with more beers in the evening with tickiling kids. All in all good times!
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then came the night of too much whisky then running away to antigua for "one night" more like 2 or was it 3? Thanks for the quality "beer" time and endless night of dance! To be continued...in Europe!

Pampa is awesome! He may appear quiet at first, but he's a chill guy who is open to anything and everything. have fun in europe!

This guy is so cool. I remember him always smiling... He is so kind and adaptable... I had a great moment when I first met him ...

Mister Pompa was great to hang out with. He is really helpful and kind in showing all couchsurfers around. He´s intelligent, observant, and adventurous. If you come by Guatemala Pompa will hook you up.

nothing but love. a curious fellow with great intention.

Pampa lives for couchsurfing. It is his forte. Pampa went above and beyond as a host, friend, and fellow adventurer! We shared chicken bus seats, beers, laughs, friends, Quetzals, and a hand in need. My trip to Guatemala was amazing and thanks to him. If every city were so lucky to have a Pampa!

Without you, I would never be on this website!!
Welcome back to Europe!!!

Wow, what an amazing person, as so many people already know. I feel really lucky to have met him and feel like I've known him for a long time, great talks and times in Antigua and Guate, I am sure we will meet again. A true traveller with a heart of gold. Thank you so much for everything Pampa!

Alvaro hosted me for two days in Guate, and he taught me a little about the history and Culture of Guatemala, how to make mojitos, and he introduced me to some other CS people in his city. He is a generous host, and he loves to show foreigners around in his beautiful country. Gracias Alvaro, y suerte en Inglaterra!

Alvaro hosted me almost spur of the moment, graciously sharing his house, picking me up from a gas station & being overall extremely helpful & kind. We also hitch-hiked together to some great places in Guatemala. He was a great host & I imagine would make a great guest too. Sorry this is late, Alvaro... good luck on your next endeavor whether in England or wherever u decide. Oh yea, & I liked ur friends too, thx for giving me a nice taste of Guatemala, a truly amazing country.

I met him at a dinner of couch surfing and he is awesome!!! he is an outgoing guy that loves to party!!! he is very friendly and buenisima onda!!!

Alvaro is a really kind guy and we had fun partying in Pana. He knows a really great magic trick if you are sad that will turn your frown upside down!

He catch me up at the airport and I sleeped one night at his house. He was super friendly and nice to me.

Had lot of fun together in Tallinn:)

Pampa and I shared a guest room in Vienna one time in June 2006 and we walked around the city together. It was a great time with a great guy.

Knowing that I was traveling in Guatemala, Alvaro went out of his way to contact me, inviting me to see the kite festival with him. We ended up staying at his house in Guatemala City that night. He treated me and my brother with kindness and rare grace. No joke - he was a better host than some family members have been. Couldn´t have asked for a better introduction/first surf!

He knows nice card tricks :)

Pampa and his mother recently hosted me at their family home in Guatemala City. They were supportive as I was without money at the time. All the best Pampa but please remember not to work too hard.

He was a great host and a very interesting person.

He absolutely deserves to be the Ambassador!so many references and so many good words have been left, that we confirmed 100%..we know that there is still so much to know and discover about him and his sight..we'll wait next time..in east europe maybe:-))hasta siempre..

Hey, Pampa and his friends created the best first couchsurfing-experience for me I could imagine. (So thanks a lot again!) I met Pampa and his guys in Estudio 35 ( great place by the way, if you stay in Antigua check it out for a great salat or a huge pizza), started this conversation with them and then we ended up in a bar of a his alaskian friend, or no, we ended up in the house of an other friend of them. Anyway it was a great night, thanks a lot!!

Alvaro feels like my homie even though he lives on the other side of the world (Guatemala), lol! Enough to recommend! We had beers yesterday and now I'm planning on challanging him with a bottle of VODKA!

Alvaro s a great couchsurfer, he hosted my friend and I for a couple of nights,then we came again a night later in our trip. thank you for your hospitality!

I have known Pampa for over a year now ... so feel suitably qualified to leave the man a reference. (though fortunately we don't see each other every day - as I don't think my liver would survive!). I would swim shark infested waters for him and would be happy for him to marry my sister (not his type though, I fear!).

Pampa es un cuate tranquilo, divertido y sobretodo de buen corazon. Aunque no te gusten los elogios, yo se que te los mereces. Visitenlo en la ciudad!