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Long Way Home

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March 1st 2010
It´s cold at night, here at 7,000 feet in the western highlands of Guatemala. I´m bundled up in all my clothes (at least those that are relatively clean) with my airline blanket wrapped around my neck (thanks Copa!), resting up after a long day. My hands are dry and cracked from handling stone and cement, my muscles sore, my skin filthy... but my spirits are high, like the hills that surround ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala

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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