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By all means go! We traveled to Guatemala with our daughter when she was 5 months and it was deeply rewarding. Since then, we've kept moving and I have also traveled with her alone.

As others have mentioned, keeping up with the vaccinations is a good idea. There was some question of a Hep A vaccine for travel to Guate, but it's made with adult blood matter, so best to hold off for as long as possible. Just watch out for street food and you should be fine. (Although we did eat cooked street food recently in Brazil and all was fine.)

A couple more tips besides those already mentioned:

1. I've used a Sit & Stroll for the last couple of trips. Before she was 2, it was her stroller and car seat at our destination. Now that she's over 2 and has her own seat, you can strap it in to the plane seat and it provides a comfortable place (in our case) to sleep.

2. Changing diapers and putting pajamas on before the flight helps with settling in for naps, as does the blanket.

2. A portable DVD player is a godsend. Once esconced in her chair, our toddler watches a DVD and promptly falls asleep.

3. As a lap toddler, she got a new toy on the plane and a special pair of airplane socks. Airplane socks are for relaxing and resting (and not for walking in the aisles) and tend to help for at least a couple of hours if they are especially beloved.

4. Snacks, juice and special food (sandwiches cut into fun shapes, for example -- can sometimes be found in JFK) help to smooth the edges.

Feliz viaje!

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