Going loco, Guatemala style.
September 11th 2009 It's three days since we officially made the transition from North to Central America, via Mexico into Guatemala.
And what a change. The whole country is going bonkers in the run up to independence day, which is the 15th of September. They managed to kick out the Spanish in 1823, and it was obviously such a big relief that they celebrate it each year with a massive party lasting two days.
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