Cuchumatanes Huehuetenango

... the entire town's debris rushing down the hill to the lake.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><b r><br><br> It must have been Mother Nature's time for revenge, because on May 2, we lived through earthquake number five and, at 6.1 on the Richter Scale, probably our biggest for the trip at that point. We were woken in the late morning by our bed and room shaking and dashed out to the foyer ...

... was like some infinity pool in a five star hotel. Floating in the crystal clear water, waterfalls all around, rainforest and a stunning view up the valley. There was also a lookout which was about half an hours climb up the cliffs. The view from here nearly took the breath away. I dont know how many places Im going to find over the course of the trip that amaze me like this, but it seems to be nearly a daily event! The world is such an amazing place, and when I think I could be back in ...

... to say (except when you want to sleep. I have pain in my head because of crasing it against the window when sleeping on that buses!!!). When we get to Huehue, we had to call a man that we had contact on the internet (there are some web pages where the people offer a bed at their place for travelers). We went to the telephon box, and two centimeter away from us there was a man sleeping on the groung, back up, with the ...

... of the past 40 days of Lent, ie Cuaresma), giant floats with life size (and larger) images of Christ and Mary and a few of the saints are paraded around town by guys (and girls, who carry the Mary floats) dressed in tunics of purple and black. Proceeding the procession, younger guys swing canisters of burning incense which soon fills the streets with the thick smoke. As I think I´ve made clear by now, "alfombras ...

... went to a bar called Red's and had a beer. It was a great day. The week was alright. I was going to put a photo of what I was eating for breakfast, but I sort of forgot, then my internet died so I won't be putting that up today. Some other morning. Well, that's all for now. Take care everybody. PS: Any advice/suggestions on living in Seager Wheeler next year? Almost positively moving out of Sheps (I'll visit, I promise!), and Seager's looking like a great idea. Suggestions? Jay

... last year. The weather was a little cooler here than it had been during the past 3 weeks and it was a pleasant change for us. The trio told us that we just ad to visit the Hotel Casa Santa Domingo Museum so we headed there. What a treat! When Hugh and Jane visit Guatemala, they should really try to stay in this hotel even if it is only for 1 night. It was amazing! We heard a story about when it was being built. Apparently, when the site ...

... were so dreadful we didnt want to pay the 25 quetzales entrance fee (I know , possibly a little bit of "budgetitis") , esp. as my guidebook said they were supposed to be free , so we scuttled straight back into town on a microbus. Back in town , Huehue was a pleasant enough place for an hour or so with its pretty cathedral , plaza and shops , but not anything really compelling or memorable , so its onwards to Todos Santos !

... for US kids and NOT 6 foot something Irish men! My first destination was to be Huehuetenango but I was only staying there one night and I didn't regret that decision when I got there. Although a pleasant enough town there isn't a whole lot to do here, although it was Saturday night there was only one bar open in the centre and only three people in it. I would be getting out early the next day alright.

... in the last month and a half, as we had stayed in Meghan and Davis' spare cabin at Chilamate for a month and then in hotels and guesthouses as we worked our way north through Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador. (Truth be told, we prefer staying in the van over most of the hotels and hostels that our budget allows for; we know the van is clean and relatively bug-free!). But the campsite here - Hotel Vision Azul - made the transition back to camping easy, as we were the only ...

Huehuetenango is the first town you come to on the highland route from Chiapas, and market center for the surrounding countryside. Like San Cristobal on the Mexican side in Chiapas, this is one of the most colorful and exotic parts of Guatemala, where even the men dress as traditionally as the women. They also sell hand-made cigarettes here, so I stock up on some of those. Todos Santos is one of the most exotic of nearby towns, but to this day I've never been there.