Palm trees at sunset

La playa

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January 17th 2011
Am back at school again after a weekend at the beach. We went to Monterrico which was about 2 and a half hours away in a shuttle bus - it was nice to see some more of Guatemala on the way. It was about 10 degrees hotter than Antigua in Monterrico so well into the 30s. The sand is black there as it contains volcanic ash. We spent most of the time chilling out on the beach in hammocks and some ti ... 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