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Tree Huggers

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June 29th 2007
...Hi we're now in a town called Xela pronounced Shay-la. Got rained on a bunch yesterday while taking a boat across the lake to San Marcos. Our goal was to find the bank (evidently there are two San Marcos) and ended up in total hippy-yoga-meditation-potheadville with no bank obviously. We had fun tho 'exploring' (Dax's favorite word) and taking lots of pictures in the forest. Our night ended up ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Western Highlands » Quetzaltenango

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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