Chiquimulas, Guatemala

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ESCAPE FROM WINTER OF 2006-2007

January 15th 2007
Honduras and Guatemala I slowly took buses through Honduras over to Copán where I crossed the border into Guatemala. I found a comfortable hotel in Chiquimula, Guatemala which is usually considered only a place to change buses. It just happened that the annual holiday of the Black Christ Shrine was happening in nearby Esquipulas. The town is famous for the Basilica of Esquipulas wh ... read more

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The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experience... ... read more

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