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Visit to San Juan del Obispo
Yesterday afternoon, Stacey and I went with a group from the school to visit a convent/museum in San Juan del Obispo. That meant another ride on a chicken bus! Luckily (but somewhat disappointingly) it wasn’t crowded like the last one we rode. (I don’t think I wrote about that experience, but I [...]
Doggy Dreadlocks
I’d never seen this prior to coming to Guatemala…
Stacey and I have seen this dog twice. It appears to be just another one of the dogs that run around on the streets. The first time, it was with a friend who appeared to be the same breed/mix, but without the fancy ‘do.
Oh, [...]
Our first “normal” Sunday in Antigua
A couple days ago we spent our first “normal” day in Antigua. The previous Sunday had been the last day of our Caravan tour, so while we were in Antigua, we were still with the group, visiting places like the Capuchinas convent. (You know, all the stuff I mentioned in my last post.) [...]
Antigua - the end of the Caravan road
Our tour ended back in Antigua, which was kind of nice for us. We got a guided tour of some places we might not have checked out otherwise. We toured a coffee plantation/museum/store and an old convent called Capuchinas. (Actually, I think that’s the name of the order of nuns who lived [...]
Catching Up with Quirigua
OK, I’m going to try to get the last of my pics up today, if I can… starting with Quirigua. It was our third and last Mayan ruins site. It’s tiny compared to Copan or Tikal, but it was still pretty cool. (And hot!) Our Caravan tour stopped there in the [...]
