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July 3rd 2006

Published: July 6th 2006

I´ve been reading too much of my Lonely Planet guidebook - am copying their layout here 😊 HIGHLIGHTS # Finding a lovely secluded stretch of beach at Playa Langosta in Costa Rica, but realising when we tried to return across the shallow stream we had crossed that morning that the reason why we´d had the beach to ourselves was that it had turned into a raging torrent that nearly swept us ... Read Full Entry

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Rio Dulce Hostel, Guatemala

Rio Dulce, Guatemala

Rio Dulce waterfall, Guatemala

The water flowing into the waterfall from above was hot, and below it was cold - amazing!

Tikal, Guatemala

Armando and I overlooking the site from the top of the pyramid, dripping wet! - the site is mainly jungle, apart from the ruins that have been cleared

Tikal, Guatemala

The structures are immense!

Tikal, Guatemala

The tallest ruin on the site

Tikal, Guatemala

Many ruins are still to be uncovered

Tikal, Guatemala

Chichicastenango Market

A woman demonstrating how to hold a baby using the cloth

Chichicastenango Market

All the women watching me making my purchase followed me after I left the shop to try to get me to buy something from them too!

Chichicastenango Market

How the fabric is made - square pieces of material are made by joining together two long thin pieces woven on this type of wooden frame

Traditional dress

The shoemaker´s workshop at Panajachel

Panajachel

The family whose home we stayed in when we missed the boat back to San Pedro

Lake Atitlan

View from our verandah over Lake Atitlan

Armando´s cooking!

6th July 2006

Marcelo
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Hermoso viaje
QUERIDA CATY: Nos inquietamos un poco cuando pasaron varios dias sin que escribas algo nuevo de tu viaje. Nos alegramos que estés bien y te deseamos que sigas disfrutando mucho de tu viaje. Te enviamos un fuerte abrazo y te recordamos siempre. Saludos de Laura y también del pequeño Lorenzo que está cada día más grande. MARCELO Y NEGRITA

7th July 2006

Armando
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Bonito todo me parece bonito!!!!!
Hola cathy!! Me da mucho gusto que al fin ya hayas podido avanzar con tu página Web. Todo me trae muchos recuerdos! También estoy feliz de poder haber sido tu chef personal! ... La verdad es que me muero de ganas de volverte a cocinar algo delicioso... un canguro por ejemplo mmm que rico!!! =). Bueno apenas vas a la mitad de tu gran viaje, te faltan muchas paginas por leer, ahora sigues con mi hermoso país lleno de gente bonita (Bueno no todos) =P jejeje Disfruta de México. Cuídate mucho!! Nos vemos pronto... Gracias por tu gran compañía.

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