Hotel Palacio Chico 1940 Antigua Guatemala

... and jewelry on the sidewalks. Walking ten feet is about impossible without someone hitting me up to buy **** that is probably made in some Chinese sweatshop. I love the introduction they give.."Mr. Mr. One dolluh. One dollu for necklace." Yes, one dollar does sound enticing enough to slow down and maybe buy something but that isn't the real price. I got so sick of being bombarded that yes, I took a few valuable minutes out of my day to investigate the ...

... with us, even when we are asking the simplest of questions like her age and if she walked to the market or telling her that her hair is black and that I have 2 brothers - thanks for the recommendation Andrea Bean!! I saw you in a photo on the Fridge :)<br><br>We're planning on staying in Antigua studying until mid-December when my Dad will visit and head home with Mom. Then I think Andy &amp; I will escort Tim ...

... eaten before coming had made us drowsy so we walked back to Black Cat and to bed. <br><br>The next morning Jules was not happy to find that he had been mauled by bed bugs during the night. We had all been sleeping in our sleep sacs but he had wriggled his down to waist level and the bugs had therefore been able to bite him all along the left side of his back. Angry red welts and bumps were enough for us to hastily pack our things and check out of Black Cat Hostel and ...

... the safety of the tourists (it´s no longer necessary to ask for police escorts). The town is set in a valley ringed by three monster volcanoes which helps the lost tourist orient himself. I was joined by two other travelers I met in Belize; Coma and Taboo.<br> There is really only one thing to do here, besides shop, and that´s hike up to a volcano and see lava. Sounds good to ...

... though we didn´t get many photos due to the rain and dark.  We hiked for about 4 hours up to the Volcano, half through rainforest and half through the volcanic rock.  It was quite a steep climb but Devin and I were right behind the guide, at the front, as usual!  We had purchesed walking sticks from the village kids before the hike as we had been told they were necessary... so glad we listened!  The volcanic rock was loose and the climb was steep.  It rained about half ...

The time spent with Karyma and her family was wonderful. They picked us up on Thursday morning and took us to the Plaza Principal of the city. Unfortunately, we were unable to see the presidential palace because they were busy preparing for the arrival of Taiwan´s president. I´d be interested to know what sort of relations Guatemala has with Taiwan... So we purchased a couple bags of circular churros and walked around ...

... Catarina Palopo and San Pedro La Laguna. Chichicastenango. About an hour drive from Panajachel. Market on Thurs and Sun. Iglesia de Santo Tomas, Museo de las Mascaras Ceremoniales Coban &amp; Alta Verapaz. Stop at Biotopo del Quetzal (hike tropical cloud forest) on way to Coban. Principe Maya Museum. Semuc Champey. Pools, waterfalls 2 hours outside of town. Stop at ...

... sometimes carry chickens too. Each bus tries to cram as many people on as possible as the fare is soooo cheap, then when you think that its full, they shove in a few more to make sure. As it takes off at brake neck speed, a man squeezes his way through to collect the money....great fun to watch and worth every penny. We climbed 2,300 meters through the cloud forest up the Pacaya Volcano to see the lava flow, at dusk, which was an amazing ...

... the rocks may have been sharper here but at least there were guides and about 30 other ppl doing the same stupdi **** so you know that there is some sort of route...."lets go play on the big rocks" now i's "lets go climb on the rocks that will split you head open with one foul move" there may have been some marshmellow roasting! What else has been happing, I think I'll let Trish fil you in on details, hearts Rawson

... Han var levende interesseret i politik og religion. Så i tilgift til det spanske fik jeg også et indblik i Mellem Amerikas nyere politiske og sociale historie og vi endte såmænd med at udveksle viden og erfaringer om religion og filosofi. Ikke det aller letteste emne at håndtere på et fremmedsprog, men det hjælper, når der hele tiden er hjælp at få. José er mestiz - altså 'halvt' indianer og han har levet det meste af sin tilværelse under den meget langvarige ...