En route to Santiago Zamora
Me with Nel (& a hidden bee) in the back of a pickup truck. Demonstration of the 'invincible' syndrome people get abroad when they think they can do things they wouldn't do at home. No seatbelts...
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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]
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] Blog: If the women were in charge...
Date: July 17th 2007
Santiago Zamora is clearly a poorer rural area than the tourist meccas that we have been frequenting. It's history, however, is quite unique from other small towns. We hopped in our organized transportation...the back of a pickup truck. Note to self: can't take students this route. Within minutes we were bumping along the road to Santiago Zamora from Antigua. We were accompanied by a bee...o ... read more
Date: July 17th 2007
Santiago Zamora is clearly a poorer rural area than the tourist meccas that we have been frequenting. It's history, however, is quite unique from other small towns. We hopped in our organized transportation...the back of a pickup truck. Note to self: can't take students this route. Within minutes we were bumping along the road to Santiago Zamora from Antigua. We were accompanied by a bee...o ... read more
