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Guatemala Tour 2011!

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by: joseph grant
Joe and Sharon's 2011 adventure in Guatemala!

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Guatemala Tour 2011!

Want to go? Guatemala Explorer

I went to: Guatemala, Guatemala City, Antigua, Hotel Aurora, Hotel Biltmore, Tikal Ruins, Chichicastenango
ANTIGUA, GUATEMALAParque Central-AntiguaPalacio del Ayuntamiento-city hallUnusual mermaids on fountain in center of parkVolcan Agua (12,356 ft.) looms at the end of south running sMothers in traditional dress ; all kids in school uniforms; McDonalds dining area- "Buenas Dias Amigas"YumInglesia de Nuestra Senora de la Merced-only big church not How Latin men get their reputationsMany city rules about height color and nature of exteriors aLong day sellingMonasterio San FranciscoLunchBack loom"Lady, lady...you buy ....your husband pay"Jacarandas were in bloom everywhereDoorsHotel AuroraLaundramatTuk TukMonasterio San Francisco resting place of St. Hermano PedroOutside the monastery....colors signify wishSanta Domigo Cultural center-tented over ruins of monastery.windowsCoffee plantationGrown in the shadesortingDrying beansWashing and dryingReady to be skinnedPickersAlpacaFrequent site in GuatemalaComidaSan Jose Cateral facade of the ruins of San Antigo ApostolBeggersCerro de la CruzChichicastenango Market dayBlack bass from Lago AtitlanTraditional male dressAdobe bricks drying in sunMayan / Christian ceremonyHighland cemeteryAlmost bought itTemazcal---Mayan sweat bath used before, during , and after Three generationsTamale cookersChicken bus ...decoration helps non readers finder the rightThe highlandsLago AtitlanAtitlan launchaLook closely ...hotel Lomas de Tzununa is nicely concealed oSign that greets you at hotel dockFirst misty evening view- literally from our bedDawn looking at the three cones made by 2 volcanoes -Volcan Awaiting the water taxiBest dining spot on the lakeLake has surface area of approx. 50 sq.milesHow's this for a pool setting?Paddling a cayucos used by locals for fishing and crabbingVillage of Tzununa - closest to our hotelThe port of San Antonio PalopoCayucos with reeds from weavingSold Sharon her scarfBeautiful golden skin tonesWash dayMostly onionsMason in traditional dressWant to buy a bookmark?Fast taco's con freojleHigh waterAraguaney tree floweringPanajachel-the place for tourists...not our favoriteSharing dinnerTHE VIEW...THE VIEWOn the trail from hotel toward Santa Cruz La LagunaTIKAL.....600 BC - 900 AD"A dry jungle" Ceiba or Yaaxché in Mayan Ceiba or Yaaxché in MayanBranches are home to many epiphytesComplejo Q stella - images were in plaster applied to surfacExample of what archeologists found before excavationArmy antsHowler monkey- face on the leftViews from Templo IV...the money was at no chargeAll of the temples are slightly different in designOcelated TurkeycoaticutieSpider monkey...somtimes likes to "rain" on the touristsTemplo VToucanAt the nestCentral Acropolis - palaces and templesHigh rent districtSteps are getting oldUnidentifedRoad hawkFlores - home of the Maxi Bodega (shopping mall)Lago Peten ItzaNorthern JacanaOld gov't house - Guatemala CityGuatemala City cathedral- built after captial moved from Ant