Literally Walking On Hot Coals / Caminando sobre brasas ardientes (literalmente)
July 4th 2006 The trip into Guatemala was quite comfortable, on the front seats of a people carrier from where Mark enjoyed the views whilst Maria enjoyed chatting to the driver in Spanish. She was amused to hear that he had met many other Spaniards before and it always surprised him to note that none of us seemed to be able to speak Spanish properly, “like what we do”, and asked her why she thought this w
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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 
