The (not so) Popular Voice of the Mormon Guerrilla

"A Mayan ceremony atop Volcan Santa Maria"

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Guatemala Picture by Patrick Gatland
Travel story: The (not so) Popular Voice of the Mormon Guerrilla

Cold. Bleak. Depressing.

Climbing the final ascent of Central America's highest peak was just plain frigid. Sure, it was summer below in Quetzaltenango but up there in the volcanic rise of Tajumulco hail was peppering our tents lightly as a polite patter to the not so polite rumble of my tent mate's snores. It was 4.30 Am and soon we were herded out of our tents by our school principal and a guy who looked a lot like an Ewok (However, I feel obliged to point out that he... More