Alex is having fun

Building a stove

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March 6th 2009
Wednesday was a great day, interesting, touching and filled with heartstopping heights (literally) and lots of hard work. We meet our guide and "supervisor" Maxim at the school and he took us to the chicken bus who took us God only knows where. It is about one hour away from Xela, on narrow roads filled with holes and they kept going up and up. If the bus ever went off the road, you would hav ... 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