At the age of three Al Argueta first traveled to Guatemala with his father and was utterly captivated by the country's landscape and its Mayan inhabitants. He would later live in Guatemala for two years allowing him to formally learn Spanish and to experience Guatemala's culture firsthand. During summers in high school and college Al often took a month off to travel to Guatemala exploring its jungles ruins and villages.

In college Al majored in Journalism and Latin American Studies managing to squeeze in two study-abroad programs—one in Manchester and one in Maastricht—and traveled through much of Europe. After college he interned with Costa Rica's Tico Times getting his first exposure to travel writing and photography in addition to covering then-President Bill Clinton's visit to Guatemala. Al worked briefly for a newspaper in the Virgin Islands before moving on to photography school in Hawaii. He also taught English to college students in Thailand for a time continuing to satiate the travel bug that bit him years back.

Al now lives in Austin Texas where he's managed to stay put for an unprecedented six years. In addition to writing he does freelance travel photography for clients that have included National Geographic Adventure Caribbean Travel & Life Condé Nast Traveler Outside's GO and Continental. In addition to Moon Guatemala Al is also the author of Moon Living Abroad in Guatemala and Texas Yesterday & Today.

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