The National Palace

Guate, Guate, Guate

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December 1st 2007
Pieter really wanted to visit Guatemala City but I wasn't too interested because of the reported crime but we trotted off there anyway for a day trip with reduced valuables, just a few hundred Quetzels and the camera. We caught one of the pretty chicken buses from the market in Antigua. Had to check the destination as they were just yelling 'Guate, Guate, Guate' for the capital. The bus took each ... 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