Don Udo's Hotel and Restaurant Copan

... opposing political parties lingered on the streets and apparently began to hurl insults at one another as the results came flooding in. People kept setting off massive firecrackers, which didn´t help our frayed nerves! To avoid any outbreaks of violence, alcohol was banned and so the poor and weary traveller (AKA me) was forced to take a smoky refuge in my friend´s cabina and watch Forrest Gump on telly! Of course, i am not one to take an ...

... all time. I made tortillas with the parents for a bit and then explored the other decorated tents. Many were fully decorated with traditional corn crushing stones for making tortillas, pottery and corn husks. Anny, who is in the kindergarten class I assist in, wore a dress entirely made from food! The base was corn husks and it was covered with corn kobs, flowers and beans. Her mom was probably the super mom of the class. Some of the best food I sampled was atole ...

... for us outside the station and, on the way to a tuk tuk taxi, I had a little accident.

As I stepped off the pavement onto the road I failed to realise that the step was quite high and as I put my foot down, my ankle turned in an ugly way resulting in me falling down in pain. Al and Lynda rushed to my aid as I flailed around like a tortoise on its shell (I still had my big backpack on my back at this stage). I couldnt put any weight on the foot but luckily it was ...

... a group of kids interview us for a school project -- they had to get opinions about the craft products solid in the area.

After the ruins, we returned to San Pedro Sula, and learned that John had witnessed a small political rally earlier in the day in the central park, regarding the current political situation.

Next up: soccer!

... del njihovega zivljenja so bile igre z zogo in v kompleksu sva si primer tega igrisca tudi ogledala. Le visji nivo prebivalcev so lahko bili igralci. Ob zmagi, so glavnega igralca zrtvovali in ga castili. Zoga, s katero so igrali je bila iz posebne gume in tezka je bila okoli 3 kilograme. Se danes ne vedo tocno pravila igre, predvidevajo pa, da so igralci zogo morali obdrzati v zraku.

Obcudovala sva tudi edinstvene stopnice, kjer je najvec zapisov o kulturi Majev ...

... kwamen terug van een avondje stappen. Zij er in...wij er uit, en niet lang erna verscheen ons busje voor de trip naar Copan, Honduras. Aan boord twee chauffeurs, twee Amerikanen, twee locals en met ons erbij vijf Nederlanders. De laaste local werd net voor het verlaten van de stad opgepikt en begon gelijk een luid gesprek met de chauffeurs....daar gaan we weer dachten we! Het werd een plankgas race door Guatemala City ...

... nom et prenom et niveau d'education des parents) qui sont entrees dans l'ordinateur. Celui-ci attribue alors un code ou numero unique à chaque enfant.

Par la suite, à chaque visite, les enfants communiquent ce code à l'institutrice chargée des entrees et sorties et indiquent la raison de leur venue: devoirs, activité, lecture, informatique etc.

- 150 enfants - 5 adultes :
Le centre dispose ainsi d'informations et de statistiques globales et ...

... by candlelight, out of necessity. On the subject of rainy season, it seems to have hit full force in Central America. The pattern seems to be sunny in the morning, with clouds coming in in the afternoon, rain hitting about 3 often with thunder and lightning. It seems to rain off and on through the night and when it rains, it dumps, no gentle sprinkles. So Vince has had the wonderful experience of getting caught on his bike in a few rain showers. He and I took the ...

... were trying to get to the beach than going to the interior. When we arrived in Copan Ruinas, we found a hotel for $5 per person. Cheap, clean enough and a private bath with hot shower. All we really needed. We walked around a bit and figured out how to now get from here to Guatemala City the next day as well as see the Mayan ruins here. We people watched for a while then went to bed. Travelling on a hot bus for 5 hours really drains you.

... like some tortillas with that? I think you´ll find that they counteract any positive fiberous effects of the beans."

"Yeah, ok."

"And how much time would you like to spend on the toilet constipated, sweating and cursing the fact that you were ever born?"

"Four hours please."

"Excellent choice, sir."

I think people who forcefeed people tortillas, plantains and rice are akin to rapists and should be punished accordingly. Now you may ...