Mural on the municpal building

Showing the story of the civil war from the Mayan perspective. Note the military helicopters and the men burning in a fire.

Chichicastenango - not for chickens!

January 20th 2008
With our guests Grammy, Brett, Christy and baby Charlotte, we decided to take a road trip out to Lake Atitlán, but included, for the first time, a side trip to Chichicastenango since we had never been there ourselves. (Our strategy for hosting guests usually includes taking them someplace that we ourselves have never been, to increase our opportunities to see more of the country!) Chichicasten ... 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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