La Posada Copan

... hear the borders are opened so manage to get on a shuttle bus to Antigua, it’s a six hour journey but for $13 each is a bargain!

As well as Via Via for sleeping and eating, Café Pimente does good veggie sandwiches and La Casa de Todo does good food and has free Wifi and a cheap book exchange facility. Twisted Tanya is a great restaurant, usual menu is a little pricey but has some cheap backpacker specials and Wine Bar Vino is nice for drinks.

... proceeded to tell me this! In my terrible spanish I proceeded to tell them that Australians are stupid and it wouldnt stop me! They found this pretty amusing.
Once into Honduras and on the next bus, the scenery became stunning. More mountainous and green than El Salvador. Poor old El Salvador didnt really get a good write up in my other blog, it was nice, but the scenery in Honduras was simply stunning.
I was heading to the last big Mayan Ruins on my trip ...

... thought twice when the last bus driver said that the closest he could drop us off was about 3 miles from the park entrance. There were no taxis or buses so we had to keep our fingers crossed for a pick-up. About half way we got lucky and hitched a ride up to the park.

At the park, we had lots of decisions to make about which trails to take. Since it is a loop, the park rangers insisted that doing the whole thing ...

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At their first visit, children must register giving certain data (name, surname, address, name and level of education of parents) that are entered into the computer. The computer then givess a code to each child.
Thereafter, at each visit, children communicate this code to the teacher in charge of entries and exits, and indicate the reason for their coming: homework, activities, reading, computers etc..


150 children - 5 adults:
Thanks ...

... which allows children to attend the school in Huite Monday through Friday only a few blocks away. The school provides housing, food and activities for the children. There are 5 levels of education in Guatemala in which most children only attain the first 3 levels. This program prepares them for University and a career enabling them to teach in the local communities.

... cement, and chipping holes in cement block, which is extremely important when adding electric to the homes during construction. We were visited today by a group of school children, and some of the families brought their children and pet dogs to meet us. We played with them, showing them small trinkets and toys. Food is great - eating lots of rice, fresh vegetables, tortillas, and lots of gatorade.

Finally arriving in Copan after a long day of travel I settled into my Hostel where immediately again I met a new group of travelers. Not wanting to waste anytime we all decided to check out a local cafe and lounge to see how the scene was. While there we had a great time getting to know each other and the surrounding locals. The next morning we all had different ...