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After 12 hours or so of sleep, we woke up, showered, and ate pancakes. After breakfast I decided to explore the neighboring communities a bit with Pablo. The area we were in was ...
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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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Finca La Florida
(Apr 16 '06)
Went to volunteer at this Finca as it has a very interesting background.
A group of campesinos at a neighbouring farm grew tired of working for little or no money and decided to occupy La Florida ...
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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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Have I been here for a week or a month...?
(Apr 22 '06)
"If I ever felt what the german shephard dog solely beeing brought up by labradors felt, when he suddenly encountered other shephard dogs, this must be the closest I got."
Fuentes Georginas and change in plans
(May 10 '06)
"1 opportunity in my life to see an ex-guerilla camp"
Just returned from the Fuentes Georginas which was absolutely fabulous - it is a bit cold here in the mornings - and today happens to be the day we ...
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El ayudante is muy interesante!
(May 05 '06)
"SARALYN, I cannot believe you let me leave with so much stuff!!"
Getting to Zunil once I made it to Quetzaltenango proved interesting as well. What was particularly interesting was that my hotel was ...
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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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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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We got the chicken bus from San Cristobal to Xela. It was five hour trip from the Guatemalan border with mexico. The buses are old American school buses and they seat two comfortably but ...
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