California USA, Mexico, Guatemala & Belize This is my journal for my next trip from 17 March 2008 starting in LA, San Francisco, San Diego then down into Mexico. Will now be going to parts of Guatemala and Belize.

Guanajaunto is a beautiful little city with lots of narrow cobbled streets and has lots of history.  The main roads are in tunnels underneath the main city and there are so many plazas that you are spoilt for choice.  I have visited the museo de las momias (museum of mummies) which was very interesting.  Apparently because of the mineral content of the soil here and the dry conditions bodies can become mummified here in 5 years.  Apparently they still dig up bodies in the cemetries here when relatives cant pay the upkeep fees of the graveyards!!!  I also visited la casa y museo de diego rivera (the house and museum of Diego Rivera) who was a famous muralist in Mexico.  He was born in this house but moved to Mexico City when he was about 8.  He later married another famous artist Freda Kahlo.