Mayan Church

The first Mayan church we visited

July 12th 2013
Today we visited two different Mayan villages. The first village we visited had about 75,000 people. These people are very different to the second Mayan tribe that we visited afterwards. They are very shy for starters and did not like having their photos taken, so I tried to take a few sneaky ones when they weren’t looking. Their church is very unusual, it’s catholic but they still carry out s ... read more

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Alan Atkinson

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I'm a passionate traveller and very content when exploring different places. I love to experience new cultures, as well as getting the opportunity to meet interesting people from all over the world. My life changed somewhat in 2019 when I became a daddy and my priority has changed but my desire to travel very much remains. I have a fascination with Latin America; this is because of the beautiful scenery, fantastic wildlife, different types of cultures and history. I even learnt some Spanish to help when exploring these countries. TravelBlog has allowed me to share my stories with frien... full info

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