Hotel Mary Huehuetenango

... collection of Mayan ruins. It´s<br>a bunch of limestone pyramids and temples in the middle of the jungle<br>that are incredibly well preserved. Not discovered until the late 19th<br>century, it is now a national park and one of the ¨must-sees¨ of<br>Guatemala. Even though it´s wicked far away from anything else. <br><br>We were in a group of about 20 people with a guide named Little Caesar.<br>Unfortch, Caesar didn´t really tell us anything relevant.. about ...

... laundry in San Pedro,<br>but he keeps insisting that it's because my clothes are smaller. "And<br>it's just so unfair!" Haha. Tonight, we're probably going to eat dinner<br>here at the hotel restaurant. Every night, they have a different themed<br>buffet (YES, they are not ready for Ted and I) dinner, and tonight's<br>Italian. We have been starving ourselves in preparation. Tomorrow,<br>we're off to Tikal. Can't wait!

... palm trees, all alongside a river.<br>There are hammocks everywhere, free internet, and beautiful outdoor<br>bathrooms with mosaic floors. The sinks are even made of shells! This<br>gringo paradise is by far the nicest place we've stayed, and it's only<br>$10 a night. We ate dinner at a restaurant run by an Israeli (there are<br>dozens here!) and then immediately passed out. It'd been a long day, to<br>say the least. Tomorrow, Semuc Champey!

... she seemed excited about it as well. We agreed to meet back at the church at 2pm.<br> I arrived early because I didn't want to miss her. Two o'clock became three and three became four. I waited for three hours, but she didn't show. Did I misunderstand the time? How much longer am I willing to wait? This was such a great opportunity I decided to stay another day to see if I could catch her. It was unsuccessful. I really felt like I ...

... daughter came up and sat next to me. She spoke Spanish, so I could understand her (unlike Keqchi). The lady was hoping I knew of a place in the States where she could work. She didn't beg ...

... and repaired. It looked like allot more then a few days work to me, but again I'm going to have to trust him. <br><br>Christina packed up for her two weeks work trip to Alaska, which we both were kind of dragging are buts with. We jumped back on to the chicken bus and back to the terminal where Christina will catch her 5 hour trip to Guatemala City. We both hate saying goodbyes but luckily this time it's just for ...

We have an amazingly straight forward drive to Huehuetenango. Ah, we like Huehuetenango so much. It is just an old busy city, nothing special but something about it has captured a soft spot within us. It could be that this city was our first experience in Guatemala, a strange and unfamiliar place. Almost two years later we return with ease and comfort to the place we stayed last time. The same Senor parked and showed us to ...

... was set by a river and had a great bar/restaurant. We had to sleep in Hammocks because all the rooms were taken. Late in the afternoon we explored the nearby limestone caves and watched the bats fly out at dusk. That night we had a few beers with a few Danes and they pulled out a bottle of Bacardi and Tequila. We got on it and since we had no chasers we were pretty drunk. We all went skinny dipping just for the hell of it. The next day we chilled out, or the others did while ...

... in 8 months of travel) and abundance of Spanish schools (Guatemalans are known for speaking Spanish with a particularly clear accent) also adding to its appeal. Although the influx of foreigners has led to the opening of things that cater to them - upscale hotels, restaurants and stores - Antigua is still home to a large Mayan population, as is most evident on market days (Mondays and Thursdays) when the vendors come armed with big baskets full of fruits, vegetables and other ...

... 12ish everyday with Maria (Maria is on the far right and her friend is Claudia). The classes were good but too unstructured for a beginner like me. Probably really good practice for her though. During the week we didn't do much except study and travelblog etc. The parents don't drink so we couldn't even get them to loosen up that way. Dry week! On the Wednesday we went with Maria to an ...