During our stay in Guatemala, volcanic news proved to be just as intense as the political news. Volcán de Fuego, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, had increased its activity during the election period, providing an explosive, breathtaking spectacle from nearby Antigua. From the rooftop of our hostel in Antigua, Julien spent […]
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We headed back to Comalapa for a last (for now!) hello, a last (for now!) goodbye, and to collect the other half of our belongings. Chairman Meow In the three short weeks we had been gone, Pistolera’s ears folded forward with almost comical perfection. Independence Day was nearing, and Comalapa pulled out all the stops […]
Read MoreSeptember 5-12, 2015 Quelques jours au Lac Atitlán, de Panajachel à San Pedro. Ascension de Indian Nose pour un magnifique lever de soleil. A few days at Lago Atitlán, from Panajachel to San Pedro. Climb of Indian Nose for a magnificent sunrise.
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While we were in Xela, all the host families suggested that we host students find a place that was tranquil and not make any fixed travel plans for the days following the presidential elections. Previous elections had a history of getting rambunctious and we were assured that blockades and protests would follow September 6. We […]
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The time came to leave Cobán and we headed westward to an area of Guatemala I had never visited, the Ixil Triangle. The road there was a long and bumpy one, a gravel roadway continually carved out of the mountainside as semi-regular landslides buried what was there before. We arrived in Nebaj, the largest of […]
Read MoreSeptember 2-4, 2015 Deux jours à Nebaj au Guatemala, dans le triangle ixil. Randonnée vers le village d’Acul. Couple of days in Nebaj, Guatemala, in the Ixil triangle. Hike to the village of Acul.
Read MoreSeptember 5, 2015 Feable forks During dinner at a pizzeria in Panajachel, I noticed how curious the fork was, difficult to use due to its nearly straight form, almost like an “l”. As I tried to bend it to a more fork-like shape, I commented how funny it would be if I broke the utensil, […]
Read MoreSeptember 4, 2015 Only in Guate We were on our third chicken bus of the day on our journey from Nebaj to Panajachel when we had one of those “only in Guatemala” moments. Our bus was slowing upon arrival to the city Sololá, slowing, but nonetheless on a slight decline. When we had reached speeds […]
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Centrally located and not too touristic, we decided Cobán would be a good place to relax and not do much more than catch up on the blog and on sleep. We quickly realized Cobán was not the most tranquil, that Cobán was actually where many of the campesinos from all over western Guatemala had convened […]
Read MoreSeptember 2, 2015 Font change One morning Julien was using the computer leaving me to my own devices which meant listening to podcasts and doodling. My thoughts wandered to such profound places as “I’m going to find a few way to write my ‘G’s” The next day Google announced they were changing their font, writing […]
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