Blogs from Guatemala City, Capital Region, Guatemala, Central America Caribbean - page 5

I can't believe I have already been in Guatemala City for a week! OK, so I "escaped" to Antigua yesterday but still... I have been working in the Ceramoteca this week reviewing the ceramics from sites near the region where I did my fieldwork with the Sierra del Lacandon Regional Archaeology Project (SLRAP; PRASL in Spanish) in order to gain a familiarity with the materials that were recovered there, and how they were classified by others in the past (beginning in the 1930s and up through the 2000s) so that I can better classify the PRASL ceramics starting next month. It's a bit overwhelming to be in the Ceramoteca with collections of all the ceramics that have been excavated in Guatemala over the years. But it's a good learning process for me, and will help me ... read more

Photos of my Guatemala City apartment and the view from my balcony. Photos 1-12.... read more

Hey! Je suis finalement arrivée hier soir en un seul morceau! Dans l'avion entre Miami et Guatemala City, il y avait deux madames à côté de moi qui me posaient plein de questions et qui n'arrêtaient pas de me dire qu'il était beaucoup trop dangereux de voyager seule! Ouf avec la fatique et l'appréhension de l'inconnu, elles ont failli me rendre folle! haha Mais tout c'est très bien déroulé! J’ai traversé les douanes sans problème (elle a photocopié mon passeport puis l’a étampé!), j’ai ramassé mes bagages puis je suis sortie à l’extérieur. Dehors, j’ai emprunté un téléphone, j’ai appelé l’auberge de jeunesse. Ana, la propriétaire, m’a dit de traverser la foule de monde (MER de monde, c’est fou!), de traverser la route, puis finalement de me placer sous le signe de SAMSUNG où elle est ... read more

Flight landed 3 hours late, so I missed the early bus. I have to wait around until 3pm to take the next one to Xela. Should be there around 8pm tonight. Guatemala City driving is very, very scary. Narrow streets, insane drivers...yet no one seems to have wrecks. Yet. I can´t wait to get to Xela. GC is not my sort of town...huge, dirty, and not at all safe.... read more

A long flight...short connections...shorter flights...rubbish American food...yummy sushi...New York skyline sillouetted with dusky pink, linear clouds... ...Guatemala City. Arrived at night to the usual hustle and bustle of airports, people pushing to take your bags...heavy for the Gringo girls! It´s strange arriving at a city at night, no taste of what it´s like, only the smells and lights. Settled or rather flopped into the little single bed twin room with Rosanna, and just as we´re relaxing, a mozy...GRRR...so a few more minutes spent hunting, slapping, cursing, then FINALLY...nod. Guatemala City is violent. With on average 17 murders everyday, it´s not somewhere to walk around at night. The political instability has heightened in the last few months (against the current president) due to the recent assassination of an anti-corruption lawyer (Rosenburg)...search youtube! There ... read more