Feliz Ano!
Trip Start
Dec 16, 2006
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Trip End
Jan 09, 2007
Antigua,
Guatemala
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
I reluctantly left Lago de Atitlan on Friday morning. I see why so many people never leave...it's an addicting place! I moved back to Antigua and got a hotel with my friend from the first week of school.
On Saturday, took a cooking class
Cooking School
and learned how to make tortillas, guatemalan enchiladas (very different than the mexican variety), chuchitos, and bunuelos. Very fun and delicious!
Yummy food from cooking class
Then, on New Year's eve climbed an active volcano (can now check that one off my life's list of accomplishments!).
Vulcan Pacaya--almost there!
Had to be ready to go around 5am, so needless to say, by the time I got back to town was ready for a nap, not a new year's celebration! The trip was really hard and worth every minute of the effort. The views were spectacular! The celebration in Antigua for New Year's was unbelievable. Las bombas (fireworks) were plentiful as were the multitudes of people in the Parque central ready to celebrate.
Happy New Year!
The best part of celebrating in Latin America... no rules! You can just go buy a bottle of champagne and drink out of it on the street. The worst part of celebrating in Latin America...no rules! The fireworks were CRAZY and you really have to watch your step. I was almost the victim of a stray roman candle!
New Year Fireworks
My plans for the upcoming week have changed a bit due to some difficulty in traveling on New Year's Day. I am planning on heading to Livingston tomorrow morning (shuttle picking me up at 4:00am...ugh.) Plan to spend a few days on the Caribbean side of Guatemala and then move on to the ruins at Tikal before heading back to the states next Monday. Very excited to see some more of Guatemala!
Hope your holidays were really fun!
Love,
sara
Comments
Hammocks and Vodka?
Sounds muy muy harsh, Chica. Glad you're out there takin' one for the team. Perhaps Spanish can, but English cannot describe the depths of my envy! A volcano, a chicken bus, a 5 foot hole-in-the-wall for the involuntary sharing of property, a sacrilegious dog, and the public intoxication of clergy?! I'm so moving.
Re: Hammocks and Vodka?
Phil Miles, you would thrive in Guatemala! (and i'm so glad that you're jealous!!) P.S. I will be in the Eville area next weekend, will you be around?