Xela - studying; a rum drinking, cigar smoking Saint; and an earth tremor
October 19th 2008 From Flores I took an overnight bus for 10 hours to Guatemala City and then onto Xela (or Quetzaltengo to give it its full name).
I have been in Xela for 2 weeks now. Xela is in the west of Guatemala, surrounded by mountains and is at an altitude of 2,300 metres. Xela is the second largest city in Guatemala (after Guatemala city) with around 150,000 residents and isnĀ“t particularly a tourist d
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