Hotel Acropolis Maya Copan

... by this time however we were on our way out having taken our fill of pictures. Lynda and I hit the gift shop for a magnet (naturally) and then it was a tuk tuk back to Copan to have breakfast with Jules before getting our shuttle back to Antigua, Guatemala. Our brekkie consisted of one of the nicest toasted sandwiches I have had in Central America, a ham and cheese on homemade farmstyle bread, with a funny scone with custard as a little side - absolutely delicious ...

... I ******* myself so much, but who wouldnt with shotguns being pointed at you! Once they spoke to me they actually had a laugh with me and dropped me at my hotel. So not all bad!<br><br>6th July<br>Up at the crack of dawn to get to Copan. Managed to find a hostel quick smart and walked the 1.5kms out of town to the ruins. These were the last major set of ruins of the Mayans left to visit. The main thing about the Copan Ruins is the condition of all the carvings and ...

Zozo....dat was me het dagje wel! Gisteravond hebben we nog een hele gave avond hadden gehad met live muziek van Sol Latino (wat kunnen die jongens spelen) in la Pena in Antigua! Het was zelfs laat geworden! Ondanks dat we tijdens het eten nog aan het rekenen waren geweest om uit te komen met onze laatste Quetzalles ben ik toch nog van tafel gegaan voor een sprint naar de ATM om onszelf nog te kunne trakteren op een cocktail ...

... out of it too much to enjoy it, though. i guess it was pretty rough. our power went out. this morning i took a cab to the bus station and took a bus to copan. i was sick the entire time. motion sickness. no air conditioner, ride up the mountains, around curves. miserable. at one point, i had all planned out my trip to chile or peru ...

... duly visited. Our guide, Saul, a self-confessed 70s John Lennon idolising rock and roll hippee was an absolute legent. He had either taken lots of drugs over the pat few decades or on something at the time. Most likely the latter, but either way, he provided us with some amazing stories in one of the most incredible sights we have ever seen. <br><br><br><br>Ben and the other 3 others we met in Antigua met up with GVI in ...

Final Day on the Build - the hottest day of the build at 109, with sunny conditions. Photos attached show the local hostel which houses 42 children from the mountain area surrounding Zacapa. These children would not normally be able to attend school due to the distance and the travel hazards such as traffic and distance. The hostel program is funded 100% by the local ...

... we will rock you" the chorus was "we will, we will build it!" I'll try to get her to write down the two verses she wrote that went along with the chorus to share with you later. It was very entertaining and energizing. I guess it is about time for dinner. We are eating a little early tonight because there is supposed to be some kind of dancing afterward. If anyone has enough energy that is!!! Look for pictures of that tomorrow!

... Marko has given way to the new churchgoing Marko.<br> <br> And not just any church. I´ve been going to the fire and brimstone, burn in hell heathen, Seventh Day Adventist Church. <br> <br> For those of you who know nothing of the Seventh Day Adventists they´re famous for owning the health food company Sanitarium and for helping to turn Mark Brandon "Chopper" Reid into a homicidal maniac on account of their ridiculously strict ...

... to the Mayan ruins were covered in petals from the jacaranda trees, then with sounds of parrots gawking away. The temples where amazing something, that had stood more than a thousand years. Carvings of faces and the way the faced the sun for Mayan sacrifices pure genius. <br><br>we later took a horse ride on the mountains overlooking the temples and riding past ...