Downhill

Although we´ve had some amzing chances for great photos there are very few of children on our blog because we have heard that foriegners taking them have been severely chastised..and worse. Apparently because so many kids are adopted from Guatemala anyone seen photographing them is a suspected of kidnapping. I thought this would be ok as part of the composition. (Plus I took it form my hip without really looking- hence B´s elbow)

San Andrés

February 16th 2008
Getting there We were sitting in an internet cafe in Flores with our bags packed on a Sunday afternoon, not knowing exactly where we were headed. We had heard of a small village on Lago de Petén Itzá called San Andrés where classes were offered, but knew nothing else. We searched the web and found an interesting lead - a somewhat lo-fi website seeming to be more geared for voluntee ... 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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