Hotel Plaza Mayor Antigua Guatemala

... propane gas door to door with an obnoxious loud speaker recording repeating "zeta gaaaaaaasssssss" over and over and over and over. <br><br>- Do not ride in a tuk tuk (taxi) on cobblestone streets while pregnant. <br><br>- The meat market is not for the faint of stomach. or the hungry. <br><br>- Local buses are called chicken buses and every single inch of them is brightly decorated. Bus drivers definitely drive faster than their guardian angels can fly ...

... seemed to be climbing upwards. So when our group caught up with us, and Elaine relentlessly continued climbing, I decided to tag along. But this time at my own pace &#8211; without my stick which I had been liberated of when getting on the horse. Instead I carried a small brick of juice in my hand. A brick that I for some reason never ended up finishing. <br><br>The worst part of the hike was actually ahead of me. Instead of dirt tracks, we were climbing on loose ...

... Richard and Erik also checked in here too.<br><br>Antigua really grew on me. Its set in a valley between 3 volcanoes, which makes an amazing backdrop. We found that it tended to be hot during the morning, then the clouds would set in and rain for a while in the afternoons. There´s not a huge amount to do during the day, however, it comes alive at night but me and Cass didn´t try out any of the nightlife (I was on strong pain killers ...

... provided every day except Sunday at the homestay so its a perfect day to experiment. We also pick a new place to study every afternoon, mas o menos (more or less). <br><br>Last Sunday, while trying the impossible feat of uninterrupted reading and relaxing in parque central, Andy met 60+ Max, who had lived in the States for awhile, spoke perfect English, and insisted on personally guiding Andy around Antigua's ...

... 2... we think we may like<br>Guatemala. Then we began to wander the streets. Apparently, Teddy<br>thinks the best way to get to know a city is not to use a map, but<br>simply to wander around until you find what you´re looking for. Susan<br>agreed to let him try his technique out, seeing as it was 8 am and they<br>had nothing better to do. Despite a minor incident during which Susan<br>accidentally stepped in a m*********** in the sidewalk (which was<br>filled with ...

... I feel I&#8217;m not satisfying my soul. I&#8217;m hoping that if my Spanish improves and I can maybe do some volunteering work somewhere along the way I won&#8217;t feel too much like a rich parasitic white person, scraping the surface of Central America and only meeting other travellers and not getting under the skin of the place I&#8217;m in. <br><br>Guatemala is beautiful; the scenery stunning, mountainous and lush. There are very few places where you can ...

... to myself. And this was not just any swimming hole. After walking about ten minutes deep into the woods, I came upon an opening where a cold river collected in a natural pool...and was heated by thermal waterfalls that cascaded over giant rocks under a perfectly canopied sky. While I initially feared that I was alone at this paradise because of some flesh-eating creature in the deep waters...I ultimately decided that it was solely a result of the fact ...

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(Mar. 4-5)Back in Antigua, so that we can catch a shuttle from there to the Copan Ruins in Honduras. Decided to stay an extra day so Joel and Andrea would have more time to recuperatre from the bug they have. Nice to see George (the owner) and the nice girls who work and live there again. Just relaxed and enjoyed the fact that the hotel has everything you need: Internet, food (3 tacos for 10Q;50 cents), tv, a terrace and comfy beds.

Well after the volcano tour i decided to randomly head up to a place called semuc champay as the photo of people jumping off a bridge looked like good fun! Its a 7 hour drive north of Antigua in a little shuttle so that kinda sucked, and the weather up there was cloudy for most of the time. But staying at the little place called El Retiro near to the 'New 7th Wonder of the World' - the semuc ...