Volcano Twilight

March 29th 2005
Lago de Atitlan is considered a very sacred and spiritual place by the Maya people, so I am told. In fact, they consider it "the navel of the world." This of course makes it one of four or five "navels of the world" I have visited or heard tell of, and I have no doubt that there are as many more as there are ancient indigenous cultures, making the world a many-naveled thing, and conjuring images ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Western Highlands » Lago de Atitlán

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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Chris Clark

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An extreme inability to decide what to do when I grow up has resulted in my accumulation of a fairly extensive experience travelling to the four (cheap) corners of the globe. As I am about to embark on a short tour of Central America to spend time contemplating the relative merits of the aforementioned growing up, I thought I might expose some of my random mumblings to the scrutiny of friends and of whichever random strangers might stumble upon this benighted corner of the internet. Please remember that the people, places, and events described herein are constructs of my psyche, inspired by ... full info

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