Now it is Sunday morning. I slept in lazily at Zephyr Lodge...until 8pm. Then I wandered into town to inquire about how I might catch a bus to Coban on…

I just spent ten hours in a large van traveling from Xela to Coban on good Friday. And, because, it was a holiday, we dealt with traffic and processions again.…

Fuentes Georginas hot springs. The morning after the Laguna Chicabal hike. Perfecto for restoration. Not many tourists, but a lot of local guatemalans crowd the springs. Its the weekend before…

Up at 5:30am. Laguna Chicabal. A volcano crater lake. 4.5 hours of hiking - up, around the lake, and back. 8:30am arrival at the lake. Sunny, blue, clear and calm.…

Xela (Shaylah), the popular name for Quetzaltenango, sounds like the place somehow. La, la, la. Shy. Shangri-la. Shacks. Ambling. Shabby sometimes. Sometimes chic. Chica/chico. Shhhh. Shapes. Land. I have landed…

I stumbled upon a strange place on my walk this afternoon. I walked through the doors of a majestic church into one of the largest cemeteries I have ever seen…

I made it to Xela! Guatemala's 2nd largest city with 300,000 people. At an altitude of 8,000 feet and with a 12,300 foot volcanic mountain nearby, this city is much…

On Tuesday morning, my teacher and I visited a coffee plantation and coffee museum and a Mayan Musical Instrument Museum. $5 gave access to all places with tour guides. The…

I am sitting where no one can see me. Except for the occasional boat on Lake Atitlan below my rock ledge.My morning began with a shuttle bus pick-up at 5:30…

This is my 4th day of Spanish lessons and I love learning another language. There are over 100 Spanish schools in Antigua alone, so you can imagine the cultural, well-educated…