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My bag tied on to the roof.  
   

My bag tied on to the roof.

Picture was taken moments before I decided to take the bag off only to find myself at the behind the bus when it started moving again. Throwing my bag as far into the bag door as possible I was hanging off the back with only a hand and foot holding on to the rail while trying to stop my rucksack falling off with the other limbs. I made it in but covered the rest of the passengers in dust that came in through the back door when hanging on for dear life.
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

December 2nd 2008
Lake Atitlan is renowned as one of the most beautiful lakes in the world, and Aldous Huxley famously wrote of it: "Lake Como, it seems to me, touches on the limit of permissibly picturesque, but Atitlán is Como with additional embellishments of several immense volcanoes. It really is too much of a good thing." It is surrounded by volcanoes on all sides and has a scattering of Mayan villages on it ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Western Highlands » San Pedro La Laguna

Guatemalan Flag 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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