Antigua
Trip Start
Jun 17, 2006
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Trip End
Jun 02, 2006
This charming little town is one of the oldest in Guate. It is nestled in between three volcanos, and in order to get there its mountain traveling all the way! The mountain/volcanos here are beautiful, i almost felt at home, except everything so soooo green. Rachel and i took the "public transportation" to get to our "bus" meaning in both cases, big yellow school buses from the states. I will give guate credit though, they paint their buses up here beautifully, and take pride in them. When we arrived we were greated by the Turist Police of Anituga. They were nice, and gave us a map. We walked through the crowded market, and were greeted by two other men, "trying to help" us find a good hotel. We ended up walking around and running into a small one, that was cheap and nice. Casa Rana, or Rana guesthouse. The owner was super nice, and the view from the roof was gorgeous! We walked around, and there are about a zillion and a half churches to look at. Some in ruines due to so many earthquakes. The cathedral has survived 17 earthquakes, and is under major restoration. We passed by a dance school, and the guys told us to come back later for free salsa lessons, and when we came back they were closed. They so lied to us. The next day, we had a delightful breakfast and meet Beau from Canada, whom we spent much of the day with, exploring the city. We visited a art museum that used to be the seminary, strict it was. We also went with the tourist police to Cerro de Cruz, a short little hike up to the cross on the mountain with a beautiful view of all of Antigua. Unfortunantly, it was time to say good bye to Rachel, who was traveling to Tikal that afternoon. I wish her the best on all her travels. I hung out with Beau that night, and we went to a Cuban Salsa bar, that was greatly disapointing because it was packed with gringos. Oh well, better luck next time. And on to my next adventure, Rìo Dulce!
