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the Almolonga Saturday morning market!
(May 06 '06)
"a good lesson - remember where you got OFF the bus so you can remember how to get back ON!"
My wake-up call on Saturday morning came from the nibbling sound of what turned out to be 2 little mice in my ...
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Feliz Año Nuevo from Guatemala!
(Dec 27 '06)
Happy New Year from Guatemala!!
I had to catch 2 night buses from Puebla to Guatemala; one to Villahermosa (Mexico), then another to Tapachula (Mexico).
I hate night-buses! I am missing the ...
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Super Chivos!
(Apr 29 '06)
Interesting bus journey - bus kept on breaking down and was sat next to a coffee grower who I practiced my Spanish with. Surprised myself - got into a discussion (alright, not really a discussion, ...
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Xela is often described as being akin to an grim industrial town in the north of England, which is maybe why I felt so at home in Xela. Despite the bitter cold at night I ...
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Un dia en Xela
(May 12 '06)
"these two nice men with whom I have laughed and eaten with are the same men that hold the big guns"
Hola! It is hard to believe I have been here over a week already. A week ago today I was on that ...
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This is what I learned last night - that all of the vegetables and fruits that are bought anywhere here are first soaked in salt for 20 minutes and then ...
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On Sunday I headed from Zunil to Quetzaltenango (Xela). I thought the best way to go would be to take a piccop back to Zunil and then from there take the camioneta to Xela, so I stood out ...
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Monday morning included the orientation to Proyecto Linguistico Quetzalteco. The school is absolutely fabulous - they are very progressive and interested in ...
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guatemala's second capital
(Feb 06 '07)
ah, xela.
this is such a funny town. at first glance there is nothing exciting about quetzaltenango, popularly called xela ("SHAY-la") by travelers and locals alike. the main parque central america ...
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The City Of Quetzaltenango
(Oct 17 '07)
Wednesday morning we took the ¨chickenbus¨ from San Pedro to Quetzaltenango (everyone calls it by its Mayan name Xela). It was a cheap option to use the ¨public¨ transport but also quite a gamble, you ...
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Recent Blogs for Almolonga
Climbing Volcan Tajamulco
(Apr 26 '08)
The town of San Marcos is West of Quetzaltanango, close the the Western border with Mexico. I did not actually visit San Marco, but it is the closest city to Tajamulco, which is the tallest volcano ...
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The Black Hole
(Apr 16 '08)
Our bus ride from Antigua to Lake Atitlan was not at all pleasant. 6 of our group of 8 all went on the same bus at 8am, 2 stayed behind because they wanted a day to recover before an early bus ride. ...
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Dearly departed...
(Oct 17 '07)
"getting out of Coban proved as painful as getting out of Antigua for different reasons"
Ok, so there was a personality meltdown, and no it wasn't just me - though I was being rather grumpy due to my ...
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