http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/The-Pacific-Coast/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , Guatemala , The Pacific Coast en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:06:52 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:06:52 UTC The last weekend in October I took students to Champerico a beach town about 3 hours from Xela. It is definitely nothing to write home about but ironically that is exactly what I am doing now but it was certainly a nice change of climate and pace from the cold city of Xela.However what happened is kinda interesting. We decided to go for a swim. I told the students to be careful because the und http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/The-Pacific-Coast/blog-101851.html On a Sunday morning we headed out of Xela for the coast. First to Reu then to El Asintal and finally a pickup that took us to Las Ruinas de Takalik Abaj. The name Takalik Abaj which was until recently known as Abaj Takalik wow big difference I know means Stopped Stone. It was a preClassic site and is not very interesting for the average sitegoer but for someone who is interested and ha http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/The-Pacific-Coast/blog-96049.html This past weekend I went to the country with my friend Jaime who works in the office with me. He is the cousin of the owner of the school. They are both originally from Francisco Vela a canton kinda like a suburb but more country and not rich part of the surrounding area of a town of the pueblo of San Felipe which is down the mountain and alot warmer. On Saturday we hiked La Muela which is j http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/The-Pacific-Coast/San-Felipe/Cant-n-Francisco-Vela/blog-92598.html Yesterday I woke up around 530 am cause I couldnt sleep and went to meet the bus for Nueva Alianza the trip that we are going on this weekend at 7 am. Like every year I called my mother for her birthday on May 20 instead of May 23 sometime before 7 am sorry Mom. Nueva Alianza is an organic coffee and macadamia finca which is owned and operated cooperatively by the campesinos who work it. http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/The-Pacific-Coast/blog-64953.html