http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Santa-Lucia/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , Guatemala , Santa Lucia en-us Fri, 11 Dec 09 09:05:20 +0000 Fri, 11 Dec 09 09:05:20 +0000 I wanted to spend a day exploring this region before heading up to Lago Atitlan so I visited the little frequented Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa. Not expecting too much from this city I was pleasantly surprised that the town was clean friendly and bustling with activity. I was in search of a lost Olmec City hidden in the sugar cane fields. The taxi drivers wanted 20 for a lift to the sites so http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Santa-Lucia/blog-435812.html In Antigua the Calles run EastWest and the Caminos run NorthSouth. This makes it easy to read the map. Visitors think this means it is easy to find your way around. The only problem isthere are no street signs. In your hotel room you can think plan and organize your walk around Antigua. But you wonrsquot find your way around by thinking. There are no signs. You have to look up from the map http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Santa-Lucia/blog-415449.html As the fourth of July is upon us Americans have 10 reasons to celebrate. The Bill of Rights. Guatemala does not have a Bill of Rights. Speech isnrsquot free everywhere. I have agonized over the writing of this blog. I long to share with you all the power courage and beauty of my friend Juliorsquos work. It is what has impressed me the most about this extraordinary man. But I canrsquot do http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Santa-Lucia/blog-414665.html My father was a bit of a joker. When I started dating way back in 1972 he wanted to be sure the boys treated me right. When that nervous knock came at the door he would open it wearing a warm smile and say... ldquoHello My name is Herb Beck. You must be a smart young man because my daughter is very special. Here let me show you my gun collection. Irsquom an expert marksman. Please have her http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Santa-Lucia/blog-414643.html Below is Ray's start we can't edit the caps sorry.What a cople of days end to end action. One day it was our 225 kilometers of twisting road through the mountains from Oaxaca or the night spent in a colonial hotel in Tempatcula.I HAVE NEVER IN MY 12500 MKS OF RIDING EEVER SEEN ANYTHING THA YOU COULD COMPARE TO OUR RIDE THROGH LOW MOUNTAINS ON A 2 LANE ROAD THAT WAS PURE CURVES THE WHOLE http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Santa-Lucia/blog-325441.html Whenever I plan to rise early on a free day somehow the alarm keeps moving on a little later until it's not so early. Saturday was no exception. Once I got going I found myself on a route I had travelled before with a choppy boat ride to Santiago followed by a pickup to San Lucas. From here some inprecise pronunciation on my part or too many names beginning with San meant the next journey was http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Santa-Lucia/blog-47523.html