Day 4 of walking

This was the first day with the newbies from the 4 day trip and our 4th day of solid walking. Photo is at the top of the highest non volcanic point in central America with Aussie John. In the background on the far right is Tacamoco the highest point in central America (I climbed it previously) and the perfect cone volcano is Santa Marie which is the backdrop for Xela (which I also climbed). Go me!

Onward from lake Atitlan

October 7th 2007
Gautemala At the end of the last blog I was approaching the end of my time at Lago Atitlan but had extended my stay for a couple of day haviong found a nice quiet hostel to relax in. My plan to move to the quiet town of Jaibalito on Lago Atitlan worked quite well for the first two days and I managed to get a little Spanish done as well as visiting a few more villages around the lake eit ... read more

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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

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