Hotel Graditas Mayas Copan

... of one of the teachers here who is in a similar teaching program. For lunch we gorged on pupusas, which are kind of like Honduran hot pockets, but more delicious. They are corn tortillas stuffed with any combination of cheese, beans, chicken, loroco (a mysterious, yet tasty vegetabe), chicharron (fried pork skin. Nasty.) or ayote (similar to broccoli). They are lightly grilled to perfection and served with a hot sauce made of fresh vegetables. After lunch we ...

... up with, "Just for your information, the word asado means grill"... when we were not talking about grills, in Spanish or otherwise! I was very relieved that my own opinion of this irritating little man was felt by Alan, who when we were in bed listening to him go on and on about the dangers of drinking tap water, wrote on my Lonely Planet guide "he is the most annoying person I have met!"<br><br>So between my painful foot and this idiot, my first night in Copan was not ...

... behind each and shows us how to read the hieroglyphics. As he has worked as a guide or a translator to the archeologists most of his life his knowledge of the Mayan cultures, traditions and rituals is vast. We spend pretty much the whole day in the Park. I would recommend taking a guide (about $25 a group) as the ruins are huge and also paying the extra $10 to see the tunnels. These aren&#8217;t Mayan, they were dug by the archeologists to see ...

... about. <br><br>The story: The president of Honduras was trying to become a dictator. The constitution says the president can only serve one term, but he was trying to give himself more. He was also trying to put his own people in charge of the military which would have made it very easy for him to throw out Congress and the courts. So, after a lot of arguing and trials and stuff, it was decided that the president needed to be removed. The only ...

... both frequently visited by traders from as far away as Teotihucan (in central Mexico) because of the extensive amounts of jade that occur naturally in this region. However, eventually Quirigua captured the ruler of Copan and ritually sacrificed him. From then until the collapse, Quirigua maintained the power. <br><br>Anyway, most of the structures at Copan have been reconstructed by archeologists. So, it´s not nearly as cool as the original stuff, but it´s better to ...

... hieroglyphs...sp?). It´s different than Tikal. Tikal´s all about the wow-factor, while Copan´s more subtle and more arty, so to say. Quite a place. <br><br>Yesterday I got on the bus to Coban. Got here sooner than expected. Off to Semuc Champey tonight. Take care out there. <br><br>Jay <br><br>PS: I´ve got all my pictures up until Esteli on a flashdrive. I´ll be putting all those up sometime soon. Between trying to pick classes for next year and all, it´s been a bit of a busy time. <br>

... or on the Internet, benefiting from the help, knowledge and know-how of teachers and can also receive reinforcement courses (math, writing, reading), take part in the great daily activity or "simply" read in the library.<br><br> A Dutch volunteer, Petra Maas and I have added English classes to this broad range of activities. <br><br>Here is how Ventanas Abiertas works: <br><br> Ventanas Abiertas is open from 9am to 12am and from 1pm to 5pm. Most children have ...

The following is a rap rock song created by Amy Catalino. It was introduced to us on the way to the build site to help motivate us at the early hour. It is sung to the beat - "We will, we will rock you" by Queen. We will, we will build it We will we will build it We got red on our shirts and green on our hats ...

Today was not quite as hot or windy as yesterday, but conditions are still challenging enough to take a lot out of you. All the houses are coming along good, despite the tired, weary hands working on them. The house Pastor Brones' work team is constructing almost has the foundation laid so the walls should begin going up tomorrow. This house was at the beginning stage when we arrived while most of the others were further along ...

... I spoke to him as he assumed the form of a lion which he was prone to do when he was scared. Poor Kurt.<br> <br> Welcome to the alternate reality of Doxcycline. <br> <br> Copan is situated at a much lower altitude than Antigua which in turn means it´s far more tropical, which means there´s more mosquitoes, which means there´s more chance of contracting malaria, which means I have to take malaria medication, which means I trip balls every night. <br> <br> I don´t so much dream as I ...