Hotel La Colonia Retalhuleu

... me, he infact follows me around the world and waits for me to get into the sea alone so he can tear my limbs one by one from my body.... (you know the feeling i mean, everyone from my generation must suffer Jaws syndrome) of course i was pleasantly suprised to find the ocean not only shark free but suprisingly warm considering it has travelled over 6000miles without interuption.<br><br>Amongst eating fish, prawns and beer by the bucket load (aware you cant ...

... the family had three farms at the time and they took away two of them to redistribute the land, without paying anything for them. He was talking about how hard it was for the family and all that. Its so interesting and necessary to hear the other side of things.<br><br>The farm itself was...wow. Walking our way through vine covered trails and splashing through streams and seeing the different fruits and flowers that grow around, having Ricci explain everything ...

... a tall white girl, without trying to shake my booty on the dance floor. <br><br>Something has happened to me in Guatemala this week. It happened yesterday while I was riding on a micro, the big vans that take you all over the city. They have absolutely no limit on passengers, though they are made from about 12 people. There is usually a man hanging out the sliding side door calling out the destinations and cramming people in ...

... himself resting, attempting (without success) to catch his breath. However, after who knows how long, he did make it to the top. Here, he and the guide each found themselves (literally) sick from the exertion of the climb. <br><br>At this point, there still remained the length of the mountain between themselves and the crater rim. The guide (who had a tendancy to underestimate) said this would be another two hours of similar terrain. As both John and the ...

... forest. The springs are divided into three pools. The largest, and most tropical/beautiful has a temperature of 'absolutely scalding hot'. The middle (smaller, less pretty) is 'very comfortably warm' and the smallest -- what we believe to be a kiddy pool -- is about six inches deep, and about room temperature. Overall, it was a great way to relax and settle in to Xela. <br>

... the foolishness of this and let go watching the soda spill on the floor. As the moment progressed, I realized the bumps were there to caution those crossing the bridge of how small it is. An oncoming car had been wise enough to see the impending disaster and stopped just short of the other side of the bridge. As I gained the composure in the second after the bump, I realized there was a 2nd bump just beyond the bridge. With the truck under ...

... in the church next to a nun. <br><br>On Saturday I woke up super early and took a chicken bus to Chimal and then a pullman bus to Xela. Originally, the plan was to go all the way to Huehue, spend the night there, and head to Todos Santos Sunday morning. But after 6 hours of travel, I decided to stay in Xela for the night instead. <br><br>So, I'm still here in Xela. I found a killer hostel with loads of other ...

... here? A group of guests from my school came to visit the first weekend I was at the finca. I was busy preparing the hotel and working in the kitchen, but had meals (much better than the non-visitor fare) and went on the tours with them. One member of the group was a botanist. She was very excited about all the information that Elfido and another guide, Oscar, shared with us about the vegetation being edible and medicinal. Long story short, we decided to develop a ...

... for fresh food and other items to town for a more diverse diet on my own. Subsequently, I then learned how to ´wash´ my veggies (spinach or broccoli) in a bleach solution, store it where it isn´t too warm and eat it all within 24 hours. I´d also dared to get some packaged sliced turkey and canned tuna for some protein as well. All in all not too bad, (But this non-lover-of-cooking was very relieved to return to Xela and have my meals prepared for me.) Olfredo who, as best I can ...

... Armando was our guide and we stoped a few times on the way so that he could show us different plants and annimals. Very interesting. We came back for lunch and then they showed us where they make the coffee and explained the process. They collect the coffee from August to November and have different quality. The first quality is to export and the 2nd and 3rd quality are sold in Guatemala. We saw the sunset from the terrasse and after dinner local ...