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Latin American Johnslaught - #6, Learning Spanish, Xela/Quetzaltenango with trips to San Pedro and Tilapi, Guatemala.

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June 27th 2011
'Put me 47m under the water with no direct ascent and I'm sound as a pound, but this is something else entirely.' My first email home after one day in Xela. May 2011 It did not start well. I was to meet Oscar, co-owner of Educacion Para Todos, at the school where my family would pick me up to lead me to my Fate. Firstly, the guy driving the shuttle from Lake Atitlan to Xela had not ... 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