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A trip to the market (and testing adding pictures!)

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September 24th 2013
We've been slowly trying to get the lay of the land, so we ventured out to the market today. First we had to take money out of an ATM... that took forever. Turns out, we don't know how to ask where an ATM is, and even if we did manage to ask someone correctly, we can't understand the directions we gave them. I think it was the 5th or 6th bank guard we asked before we finally each under ... 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