the work before the rain

Day 10

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March 27th 2012
Today we were supposed to have a full work day. That did not work out because at about twelve or twelve thirty the rain started to come down. This was not Vancouver rain where it drizzles a little bit on and off; this was Guatemalan rain. I could run outside for fifteen seconds and be completely drenched. In twenty minutes of pouring rain the worksight got too flooded to work. We had to call it a ... 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