Blogs from Guatemala City, Capital Region, Guatemala, Central America Caribbean - page 8

I arrrived here in Guatemala City around lunchtime on Wednesday. There is so much more traffic here in the city than I had remembered. I secured my transportation option to begin my travels the following morning to Copan Ruinas, Honduras. I will close this entry becuase there really isn't much to tell. ... read more

I am sorry it took so long but I am finally getting our trip to Guatemala to all of you. Needless to say we all had a fantastic trip! It was wonderful to see Ame after 7 months...the longest we have gone without seeing her. We drove up to Kay and Kevin's the evening of July 31, so we could be on time for our 7:10 am flight August 1 out of Regan National airport. It was Kaeli and Michael's first plane ride and the first one Danny would remember. Michael enjoyed hearing the "jet turbine engines accelerating". We had a one hour lay over in Miami/Fort Lauderdale before heading to Guatemala City. Both flights were uneventful except for the fact that we had signed up ahead of time and paid extra to pick our seats ... read more

What’s on the Chicken Bus? ME! So your probably thinking….What’s on a Chicken Bus?….and why I am riding it? The name “Chicken Bus” is very misleading. You would think these are busses taking chickens to the Chicken factory. But in reality, these busses are taking us to work! Chicken busses are renovated school busses that have been painted red and have many eccentric designs, patterns, paintings, and advertisements on them. They zip through the busy streets of Guatemala City at extremely dangerous speeds, and on your first ride, you’ll find yourself praying to God….”Please let me make it to work safely.” The reason they’re called Chicken buses is because we’re all packed together stumbling all over each other like chickens heading the Chicken factory. Once the seats are filled, we then stand up in the ... read more

I landed in Guatemala City today at 12 noon. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Ut sodales risus at enim. Nulla sit amet sapien vitae nibh viverra ultricies. Mauris rutrum. Suspendisse potenti. Etiam sed risus sed felis porttitor vehicula. Curabitur et nulla dictum dolor rutrum laoreet. Aenean ut quam. Ut quam. Maecenas dictum, urna at mattis sollicitudin, purus dui lobortis purus, sit amet volutpat odio nulla ut nibh. Phasellus facilisis lacus. Nunc molestie posuere enim. Maecenas ornare eleifend massa. Donec lobortis, nisi ac fringilla tempus, dui eros aliquam mi, sed condimentum lacus nulla viverra mi. Vestibulum convallis egestas enim. Suspendisse lorem odio, euismod nec, gravida sed, ullamcorper ut, urna. Sed in turpis. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Sed vestibulum. Praesent ut nulla nec dolor facilisis volutpat. Quisque ac ... read more

During our Champagnat Pilgrimage in 2010, while in Guatemala City, we will be staying at the Marist Retreat Centre located adjacent to the Province Centre and the Senior Brothers´Building. The local Salesian Parish Church is in the same street. While there are two beds in most rooms there are enough rooms for each pilgrim to have a room each.... read more