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Never eat strawberries of forget your camera in Antigua

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May 11th 2009
My first week of spanish was really fun. I did better than I expected. I thought this would be a breeze, until we started to conjugate verbs. It has been so long since I studied any language I thought conjugation only happen on prison visits. My teacher, Amabilla, is tiny, jolly and patient. She does not correct my every mistake, as does my son. She speaks to me in spanish of her life. I und ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Capital Region » Antigua

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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