waiting for the procession

Semana Santa in Antigua

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March 21st 2008
Hello, After spending my last night in Costa Rica at Susan and Harry's place outside San Jose, I took a taxi to the airport yesterday morning and flew back to Guatemala without a hitch. Then shared a shuttle bus from the airport to Antigua. Am staying with the first family I stayed with several weeks ago for four nights. And then I'm off to Tikal (Mayan ruins in northern Guatemala) by plane f ... 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