Guatemala on my own

Trip Start May 20, 2007
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Trip End Jun 01, 2007


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Wednesday, May 30, 2007

I arrived in Antigua, Guatemala on May 29 and planned to stay a week. I found a great little place to stay and explored the City. Antigua was a great little Mayan town. The streets are all cobblestone and the homes are stone and very colorful. The streets are so quaint and there are shops and restaurants that line the streets. Mixed in are a number of ruins - probably from one of the many earthquakes that have hit the area. But it was very interesting to be walking down the street and all of a sudden see an old church in rubble with only a few walls still standing. 

I scheduled a number of little day trips to keep me busy.  The most exciting of which was a climb up Pacaya volcano.  It was an active volcano and I actually walked on rocks with lava running under my feet.  I also went to Honduras and saw the ruins.  The final day was spent Panajachel, Guatemala.  I loved Guatemala and hope to return one day.  I was surprised by all the poverty but the people seemed extremely happy.  It was a beautiful place. 
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