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The Highlander

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April 2nd 2013
We came to Xela (officially Quetzaltenango - pronounced Ket-zal-ten-an-go) primarily to have Spanish lessons and do some volunteer work. It's a small town (a city) in the Highlands of Guatemala (2300m elevation) and is reknowned for it's language schools and temperate climate. So this was to be our home for 5 weeks and the school started at 8am. It was wierd being back at school, meeting n ... 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