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class picture
a partial one, half of the students had either gone home already or were not there that day. the teacher is the older woman in the middle.
dryng coffee beans
you see this all over the village, many families having their own plot of trees in the lower elevations of the nearby mountains.
¨jugo de naranja o un liquado mi amiga¨
or ¨orange juice or smoothie my friend?¨ is what you hear everyday, several times a day as you pass three of these stands in a row on the main road in the village. i always fell for it...mango, pina... [more]
¨hay pan¨
or literally ¨there is bread¨...the greatest business woman in san pedro...she sells banana bread, carrot bread, cinnamon rolls, choocolate bread, etc...and she always has on those shades, i liked her... [more]
my bus yeller guy
he is the guy that stands in the door of the bus and yells its destination as it passes. the painted signs next to him are for political parties, found everywhere, and the sign aboe is for ¨gallo¨ th... [more]
yumi
my new friend from japan, we were waiting for my bus to leave for xela. her and i had previously gone to chichicastenango together. we had to take two pic-ops and then three buses to get there all b... [more]
chichicastenango
a huge market, the largest in the country. outside of the market, the town has a very majestic feel, traditional mayan rituals being practiced often.
chichi´s church
it was so neat...a mix of traditional beliefs with catholisism. people stand on the entrance steps and swing a tin of burning incense as an offering and thanks to god and the ancestors buried beneath... [more]
wow
so i tried to hide my camera most of the time behind my bag, although other people were openly taking pictures, but i was obviously found out by this woman, she is staring straight into the camera, wh... [more]
procession
after a small ceremony inside, they brought out three small idols that had been set up inside in which they had made offerings to...i am not sure where they took them.
orange crush
they love their pepsi and coke products here...they refer to soda as water...i have actually heard this several times.
quetzaltenango or ¨xela¨
now i am in xela, i am currently staying in a place just to the right under the stairs...
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