La Terminal Minerva

July 6th 2006
This past Saturday I took the students (19!) to San Andrés Xecul, which is a small indigenous town about 40 minutes from Xela and is not at all catered to tourists. Xecul is a Kiché word for “under the shawl” which refers to the 3 surrounding mountains that ´protect´ the fertile valley where the town is located. I was happy to go there because I had never been and it´s always nice to see ... 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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Matt "Bling-Bling" Wendling

Mateo Matateo

Mateo Matateo is a rough-rambler, professional gambler who is cruising on the guero highway. He resides in the midst of gunfights and ballroom dancing the city of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. There are reports that 37 men have died at the hands of this outlaw, however, statistics always come up short. He´s been married 12 times and travels with a pack of vicious poodles who have their fur dyed (suited to his pleasure, of course). Though you might think as the kind of guy you do not want to face in the street, you are correct. In his spare time, he writes love-struck ballads in all the Romance l... full info

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