Jessie holding holding a tarantula

Learning to speak Spanish in Guatemala

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February 15th 2012
Wylie makes it through Guatemala and El Salvador Can you believe I’ve officially been gone for over a year now? After going to Mexico and Belize, we crossed the border by taking a local bus into Guatemala. It’s definitely very different here, and lots of the women still wear their traditional Mayan dresses that their ancestors used to wear. Our first stop was in Flores which is a tiny i ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Western Highlands » San Pedro La Laguna

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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