On the way to Antigua...

The driver tried to go around the traffic on the left side of the road and went too far and landed in a ditch. Notice that we are FACING traffic. It took us about a half an hour to get out. Guatemalan drivers may be better than those I've seen in southern Mexico, but they are still dangerous.

Macadamia Farm - Valhalla

July 21st 2005
I got to Antigua in one piece after a little excitement in the shuttle van. (see photo) Once I got here and checked into a hotel, I went out looking for a chicken bus to a macadamia finca (plantation) that I wanted to see last time I was here but was too afraid to ride the bus by myself. I got there and enjoyed a tour af the farm. This was a tour that most of you would have liked. We toured the ... 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

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