Image: A group of midwives we met at the PIES de Occidente office. diez nueve (el martes, el catorse de febrero) It is February 14 – Valentine’s Day: Die de la Amistad and we have a special ceremony with Mayan...
dieciocho dia (el lunes, el trese de febrero) Our first full day in Quetzaltenango, also known as Xela, and I feel at home, in a way. We start the morning with 7 C and the day time high is 17...
dieciseite dia (el domingo, el doce de febrero) It’s the last morning in Antigua and I am awakened by vendors yelling at 5 am. I puzzle what they might be selling so early and remember our hotel is a block...
A cool morning in Tikal, Guatemala reminds me of Valemount, BC, Canada. 14 C to start the day when it was 30 C just a day ago can be a bit of a shock. If I thought Spanish lessons were...
Night walking in Antigua, Guatemala diez y seis dia (el sabado, el once de febrero) A cool morning in Tikal reminds me of home. 14 C to start the day when it was 30 C just a day ago can...
quince dia (el viernes, el diez de febrero) Another early morning start to continue our travels. We reached Las Flores International Airport and check in our bags. We go through a detailed baggage check to ensure we’re not removing any...
Image: View from the top of Temple 216 at Yaxha catorse dia (jueves, el nueve de febrero) After a couple of days, I have a morning to myself. Yoga at 5:45 am in the dark in our hotel room, so...
trese dia (miercoles, el ocho de febrero) Marilyn and I excitedly (read: like a bunch of teenagers, even though she is closer to my mother’s age) pool together our Spanish vocabulary to order breakfast. I had memorized frases like ‘yo...
Image: Spanish influenced buildings on the Island of Flores doce dia (martes, el seite de febrero) 4:14 am and I pack my bags and head downstairs to meet the rest our group. My trip to Guatemala came about because Laurel...
The temperature is climbing to 32 C in humid conditions in Guatemala as we head off towards Tikal, one of the three biggest Mayan settlements in North / Central America. We drive through peaceful and untouched green landscape that extends...