Porta Hotel Del Lago Panajachel

... lake would need to be conscious consumers, but I suspect it may not be a choice for those who have so little money that they buy the cheapest products they can obtain, which may contain P.<br><br>But we must be hopeful, and put our minds together to save the lake-- keep it "the most beautiful lake in the world" Props to the group of citizens who went to Guatemala City's official buildings to protest and demand government involvement! <br>

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Today was a day of many buses and a LOT of hours of travelling. We awoke at 5am in Casa Perico to hear the familiar yet unwanted sound of rain. By the time we left at 5:30 however, it was both light (having been pitch black when we woke!) and not raining (we have been ridiculously lucky on the rain count so far &#8211; fingers crossed our luck stays!). We caught the Bus to Guatemala City from Rio Dulce at 6am, having bumped into and American couple (leah and ...

... lunch at the German Weiner place, a huge huge delicious salad Teryn and I went back to the Mayan spa place (we booked a time, had lunch and went back) for the start of our 3 hour treatment package. First thing was a 90 minute full body massage - amazing! It was so relaxing and with the orange oil that I had chosen I smelt pretty good too... haha My skin was really soft and luxurious. Upstairs we met with ...

Here I am back at school for another 2 weeks. During this time I met some new roommates while others remained from the first week.<br><br>- The students took a day off classes and went with the teachers to a nearby coffee finca. (BTW, the rotten coffee beans end up in Nescafe)<br><br>- David and I talked our respective teachers into taking a day trip to the beach. <br><br>Attached are the pictures:<br><br>

... and to pay to take its picture. Instead I decided to have Pablo take me to the local Church and donated the money I would have paid to see the real Maximon to the little museum. The inside of the church was beautiful. Along the side walls, various religious figurines were clothed in different local outfits. The main altar had wood carvings of the saints fighting the evil Maximon. Also on the main aisle, there ...

Après 2 jours de plage, il est temps de se remettre à une activité physique: ascension du volcan Pacaya. Après 25 kms et 1h30 de route, nous voilà au début de l'ascension. On se fait accoster par des guides, Ana n'est pas très confiante, finalement elle demande à un policier posté si on peut faire confiance au gars, il dit que oui. C'est parti! sLe guide nous explique que depuis 15j, on ne peut plus grimper jusqu'au sommet à cause de récente éruptions mais que ...

... the road. After climbing and twisting in lush green vegetation and at one point the road literally becoming an unstoppable market, the road just stops and you wind down to what seems like the middle of nowhere to this quaint little river town called Lanquin. There is an infamous place to stay called El Retiro. All the gringos stay here and you end up meeting people further into your journey who have this place in common; drunken stories, bed bugs ...

... We are longing to have a kitchen and prepare our own food! (photo to right is from last night at sunset - a small eruption of Volcan Fuego ) The hotel we are in does not have internet, so we are frequenting the local internet cafes. Of course, we have taken for granted the easy connectivity in Canada and the US. Not quite as accessible or fast ...

... then learning Spanish was one of the main tourist things to do in Guatemala, live with a local family in total immersion. I never did it, but know many who did. Americans can now go anywhere in the world and just speak English. Why come to Guatemala to learn Spanish? That&#8217;s always been the British attitude. They never learned anything, except a handful of French. <br><br>The scenery heading west goes by like a dream, signposts in memory- San ...