Quetzaltenango Stories


quetzaltrekkers

stop in antigua for a night after a fun ride down from coban. saw some very suicidal uphill overtaking, usually from fully laden trucks. heard more english than spanish in antigua, and managed to pick a hostel full of young poms who had been working with street kids and had all contracted scabies. great. also read in a paper that 3000 people have been r...


Back to school and a sick Joel

So here I am, all by my lonesome in an internet cafe as Joel has contacted something, we think it might be altitude sickness as Xela is very high up in the mountains. I feel a little off but Joel is staying in his bed being babied by our homestay, a lovely lady who is dosing him with mint tea. Further updates to follow but I must get back not only to ...


The Lonely Journey

The Lonely Journey Here is is-my last day in Guatemala. Sigh.I am very happy to be in my hotel in Guatemala city after an enduring bus ride here. The old man next to me kept falling asleep and putting his head on my shoulder. It wouldn't have been so bad but he had stale garlic breath and his face was bound to leave a grease stain on my shirt. To get...


Heidi and the Volcano

Since I arrived in Xela I had heard stories of Santa Maria Volcano. The climb was one of the hardest around but well worth it if you were able to make it to the top. From the peak you could see other errupting volcanoes, the Pacific Ocean, Mexico, and some say even God himself if you strain your neck enough upward. Since I was in Lago Atitlan the first ...