Crocodile approaches

Quetzaltenango

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February 6th 2009
We miscalculated the bus schedules and ended up stranded in the Guatemalan border town of La Mesilla with no first or second class buses available until the next day. Luckily, we met some fellow travellers who were in the same situation, and who could speak spanish; we discovered a chicken bus headed to the city of Quetzaltenango (more succinctly known as Xela). Rather than stay the night in the ... 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