Trip: Adventures in Xela
There are [67] stories from my trip: Adventures in Xela
GUATEMALA | Monday, 18 May 2009 | Views [245]
Another nice aspect of our posada is the rooftop terrace. From here I can scan over Antigua to see the rooftops and the ruins of the many churches that collapsed in the 1773 earthquake. This morning I was journaling when a photographer suggested I go ... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Monday, 18 May 2009 | Views [439]
A large church in the morning haze laying in ruins still from the 1773 earthquake that took Santiago (Antigua), Guatemala. Took this photo one morning from the rooftop terrace of our posada.
GUATEMALA | Sunday, 17 May 2009 | Views [389]
Our hotel recommended this restaurant just off the city square. We went around 2 PM. A group of xylophonists were playing in the entrance. The walls of the restaurant were covered in fun Spanish quotes. We ordered a lovely Guatemaltecan meal along with ... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Sunday, 17 May 2009 | Views [594]
Theora and I arrived in Antigua. After being a 24/7 student for 8 weeks my objective in Antigua was to relax and begin to make the transition from full Spanish immersion back to full immersion back to English. Theora wanted to see the lava flow at ... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Sunday, 17 May 2009 | Views [469]
I never saw any chickens on the "chicken buses" and neither did any of my fellow students.[Typical chicken bus pulling out at Antigua bus terminal as we arrived]. Therefore, I have another idea behind the origin of the name. As I have mentioned ... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Sunday, 17 May 2009 | Views [321]
It was time to bid Xela "adios" and begin my transition back to the states with my daughter. We decided to make Antigua our final port of call. Trinis and Daniel were so very kind to save us the hot, hour long walk across town to the Minerva ... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Saturday, 16 May 2009 | Photo Gallery
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GUATEMALA | Friday, 15 May 2009 | Views [618]
Hoy es un día especial para mi. Muchas gracias para está oportunidad para hablar. Favor que perdonarme mis errores en gramática y pronunciación. Tengo una historia corta. Hace veinticinco años, Ana, la madre de mi hija, y yo estumvimos prometido. Ana ... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Friday, 15 May 2009 | Views [696] | Comments [2]
After 8 weeks in Xela my graduation dinner from Miguel Angel Asturias Spanish school was upon me. Twenty-five (25) years ago I made a choice to learn to speak Spanish. I came to Xela with a dream and a hope that after 25 years full of incremental ... Read more >
Tags: dream, spanish school
GUATEMALA | Wednesday, 13 May 2009 | Views [489] | Video
One of our class trips was to Trama Textiles. You can find out more at <http://tramatextiles.org/our-story/> Because I like to knit I decided to try my hand at using a telar de cinturón or belt loom. The simplist project was a scarf or "... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Monday, 11 May 2009 | Views [489] | Video
I took this little video starting with the view north with some of my "compañeros de alpinista" and then east and south to show Santa Maria in the distance.
Tags: tajumulco, volcano
GUATEMALA | Monday, 11 May 2009 | Views [337]
The sunrise was not as spectacular as the fog enshrouded sunrise from Santa Maria, but a still great view of the region from the 13,845 ft (4220 m) summit--the highest point in Central America. See video scan in the next story. By the way you T2Cers, ... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Monday, 11 May 2009 | Views [340] | Comments [1]
I knew that latitude makes a difference in the micro-climates at different elevations on a mountain, but I really did expect that the Tajumulco base camp at ~13,100 ft would be a cows pasture complete with blooming flowers, cows and "pizza de vaca"... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Monday, 11 May 2009 | Views [507]
T2C--OK, this is not a photo of a Guatemalan volcano and certainly not Tajumuclo. It is a volcano, however. It is Washington State's Mt. Rainier's high base camp--the Ingraham Flats @ 11,200 ft--from my attempted summit of Mt. Rainier last summer (8/18/08).... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Sunday, 10 May 2009 | Views [1402]
Our QuetzalTrekker group is packed into our "picop" this weekend to hike Vólcan Tajumulco, the highest peak in Central American at 13,845 feet (4220 m). Our guides were Carolyn, Lior & Rick.
For a topo map of our destination. http:... Read more >
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