Vista

Mixco Viejo

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July 24th 2006
On top of the world Friday, the Spaniards Gemma, Cristina and I decided to give the puestos a miss and went to see some Mayan ruins only 40km from San Juan. We were dropped off by the camionetta at a fork in the road, the bus continued right, so we walked left up an emormous hill. The scenery was amazing as you can see from the pics. We continued and found some amazing ruins, that fel ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala

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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