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Central America Caribbean - Guatemala - Quetzaltenango - Volcanoes volcanoes volcanoezzzzz...
Graham Perkins
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Central America Caribbean - Guatemala - Quetzaltenango - Volcanoes volcanoes volcanoezzzzz...
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Día de los something-or-other, Xela. Christmas goes on for weeks and weeks in Guatemala with different festivals for virtually every different day. If they're not burning rubbish on their doorsteps (La Quema del Diablo, 6th Dec) or parading a nativity scene through town from one doorstep to another (nightly, 16th - 24th Dec) they might be dressing their kids up as adults and showing them off in the main square... |
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San Maricos, Lago de Atitlán after Stan. So much of this town was destroyed, from the houses to the shops to the sports field. Terrible, and it'll be a long time in the reconstruction, too. |
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The first family I stayed with in Xela. Guy thought he was really funny. "What friut's this?" I asked. "Papaya... y ma?ana, Mama-ya". I told him that the number nought said "Nice belt" to the number eight so doubtless he thinks I'm a nob, too. |
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Luis, my teacher. Got on well with this guy. Although obviously being an English teacher I reckoned I knew it all already and that we could all benefit from the odd technique tweaking here and there. Anyway, this gives you a nice chance to admire my Barnet. Told you it was sick and wrong. |
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Los Vahos, Xela. Steam baths, fed by all the geothermic nonsense under everyone's feet. Hot hot hot. |
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Bacon and Pastry. The two Danish girls I've been travelling with for the last few weeks. This is after two hours on the top deck of a boat in a storm on our way into Honduras, which I'll tell you about later. |
