View from homestay roof

Back to school

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February 2nd 2008
Wow, what a week! I thought that once we were a bit settled and doing the same thing for a while there would be less to tell but I think it´s probably the opposite. As mentioned before, the school we´re studying at, El Nahual, is on the outskirts of town and was mainly set up as a non-profit organisation to fund providing education in various subjects for local children, mostly those that are n ... 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