Lago de Atitlan

Oooh, what a pretty lake

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December 1st 2007
Gentle Reader, While this blog both begins and ends with a descent down a volcano, I can assure you that this is not in fact some smart-alec attempt at a literary device, but the precise chronological order in which things occurred. Natalie left us up Volcan Pacaya last week (not literally you understand, but in the blog). Unfortunately the slightly dodgy tour company that we'd chosen had ... 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