posing in the marketplace

San Juan Sack Of Potatoes

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March 13th 2011
Sunday, March 13 San Juan Sacatapequez is interesting, a kind thing to say about any unlovely town. Seen from the window of a moving bus, the morning mist just burned away, the flower market is its obvious centrepiece. All the extravagant beauties - the lilies, chrysanthemums, gladiolas, Brazilian torches, sunflowers, heliconia - spill out of wicker baskets or are crammed into bins, a riot of c ... 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