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Travel Blogs from Santiago Atitlan
Is this work or paradise?
Today was my first day of work - mainly an orientation. I woke up early to test out my suicide shower. (If you are lucky enough to have hot water, it is usually because there is an electric device attached to the shower head...it seems crazy at first, but as long as you don't try to adjust it during your shower they seem to be pretty safe. They use …
San Marcos & hike to Jaibalito
... cold here at night! We went to a place called Il Giardino for our most romantic dinner yet! It was just us and a gay couple in the restaurant…so romantic, candles and everything! Made us laugh anyway.
The following day, we had arranged with Byron the guide/security guard/receptionist/everything from our hotel, to do a hike from San Marcos to some waterfalls which Nancy had recommended to me and then on to a village ...
Colours and kites in Santiago
We come all the way to Santiago to see the Mayan ball game in action, but sadly don't get chance in the end as our magazines information is wrong! We do get to see the colourful local dress of Santiago people and local boys practicing flying their kites in preparation for All Saints day where they are flown in cemeteries to communicate with the dead.
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Xela to Lago Atitlan - day 3
... due to an accident couldn't make it through to the restaurant. So, we grabbed our gear and marched for about 15 mins to where the ute was parked. After transferring our gear we said our farewells to the guides and other trekkers then left for the dock to find a boat to take us to Jaibalito. We boarded the boat, where there were already about five other passengers, and were soon on our way to Jaibalito, via a couple of other lakeside villages for drop-offs ...
San Pedro La Laguna
... Morgenmiddag om twee uur hebben we de hele middag les. Alle vijf een privéleraar. We krijgen les buiten onder een afdakje van riet. Het dorp is verdeeld in een toeristisch deel en het gewone leven. Wij wonen nu in het normale dorp. Het is hier druk op straat. Veel kleine eetstalletjes en winkels waarvan zelfs de kinderen zeggen dat ze allemaal hetzelfde verkopen. Ook is er op vijftig meter hiervandaan een groot sportplein naast de markt. Vanavond werd er een ...