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Central America Caribbean - Guatemala - Quetzaltenango - Xela - Songs of Praise and Showers of Death
Patrick Gatland
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Central America Caribbean - Guatemala - Quetzaltenango - Xela - Songs of Praise and Showers of Death
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Eggs for Carneval The Guatemalan crack painted eggs on each others heads during their Carneval - a certain number of weeks before easter. They fill them with brightly coloured confetti and weeks before people sell them in the streets to excited children. |
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The Guatemalan flag Resplendent with the Quetzal on it |
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Nice sunset Taken on my second visit to Flores while on my way to Xela. |
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Guatemalan market Note the traditional clothes of the women. These are amazing and each village has a differenmt style. the weaving is very colourful. |
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Crazy church I cant recall its name but it is famous for its painted entrance. |
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Thar she blows Volcan Santa Maria and another volcano erupting behind it. It does this several times a day. Really cool. |
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The photo you've all been waiting for! Yes that's me digging half a hole. We were volunteering at some reforestation project. Note that I am still talking all the while... |
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Slide of Death At the bottom is a 100 metre drop! |
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Hello Kitty A long story but a good one... |
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Hot Baths And the played the best of the Vengaboys album the whole time we were there. This could be heaven! |
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Centre of Xela The town centre of where I live. |
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Guatemalan Tomb A photo of a tomb. |
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Guatemalan Tombs They dont really bury their dead here. Rather, they entomb them. The bigger the tomb the greater the social status. This photo was taken in the huge cemetry in Xela. |
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Shower of Death A few days after I took this photo of the shower in a hostel in Xela someone told me they had recived a shock from this very same shower! |
