Antigua

In the ruins of a monastery...the monk who ran this was made a saint in 2002. There is a museum where you can se his things, including a rope shirt he wore under his robes. People have come to the church here for centuries for miracles. There is room full of photos, thank you notes, discarded crutches, and more. We haven't seen his crypt yet since today is Ash Wednesday and the church was full.

We are now in Antigua

March 1st 2006
After an 8 hour bus ride (first class), then a taxi ride and then another one and a half hour bus ride (this time on a local bus), we are in Antigua, the former colonial capital of Guatemala. On the way here from Flores, we went through rainforest, jungle, into farmland and then into almost desert before climbing into the mountains to Guatelmala City. The city is huge and sprawling and poor fo ... 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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