The weekend that Ethan left Guatemala I went to Huehuetenango to visit Eva, Lizzie & Eduardo, fellow extranjeros who were working on an evaluation project. Huehue (pronounced “way-way”) felt rather unfriendly, it is much bigger than Nebaj and walking there at night was one of the few times I felt unsafe in Guatemala. [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Todos Santos
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged guatemala, Jennie, Todos Santos on August 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Back in the US
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Home on August 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Just a quick update to let everyone know that I (Jennie) made it home safely. Carolyn was a superstar and picked me up from the airport at 1 AM. I slept like a rock in my own bed, and we enjoyed soy lattes on our little porch this morning. It feels a little as though [...]
Guatemala advice: learn from my mistake!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged guatemala advice on August 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Remember how I said to be “smart and careful”? I should follow my own advice. Yesterday my camera was stolen while I was in the market in Quiché, along with my beautiful bag from Todos Santos. As I went to turn a corner while walking through the market, I was suddenly [...]
Guatemala Advice: General Stuff
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged guatemala advice on August 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ethan is already gone and I am packing up to leave Nebaj in just a few days. I thought I would offer a list of things I have learned living in Guatemala for 3 months that might be useful if you are traveling here.
The phone number for Taxi Amarilla (yellow cabs) in Guatemala City is [...]
Yukon Ho!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Hart River, Hiking, Yukon on August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hey Folks. Ethan here. I left Nebaj last Thursday, Flew to Boston on Friday and the first few hours of Saturday and then flew to White Horse on Monday. In the middle I was hosted by Carolyn, Brian, and Erin, and Lucia to some fabulous dinners thanks!
Today my brother and [...]
La Ferria Nebaj
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ferria, guatemala, Jennie, Nebaj on August 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This is my last week in Nebaj, and coincidentally the most fabulous week of the year – la ferria! It would have been smart to cancel all my work for this week, as there is way too much fun to be had.
The biggest deal in town, or at least the tallest thing in town right [...]
Rio Dulce – Panajachel – Nebaj
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Finca El Paraíso, guatemala, Panajachel, Rio Dulce, vacation on August 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So much is piling up here that I am going to post the last of the vacation photos without too much explanation. From Tikal we went south to Rio Dulce, where the highlights were visiting Finca El Paraíso (a hot spring waterfall that runs into a cool stream) and an amazing seafood dinner. If you [...]
Tikal
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged guatemala, Tikal, vacation on August 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tikal National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979, is comprised of 575 square km of primary tropical forest and the ruins of one of the largest Mayan cities. Visiting Tikal offers a pretty spectacular glimpse into the forest of the Petén, in addition to seeing the ruins that date back as [...]
Onward to Flores
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Candelaria, Flores, guatemala, vacation on August 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We left Las Marias at 5 AM on Wednesday, watching the sun rise from the windows of the micro. Due to a mix of construction and road damage that comes with the rainy season, we had to go back south to Coban and switch to a bus that would take us north again through [...]
Semuc Champey
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged guatemala, Semuc Champey, vacation on August 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When we returned to Coban from San Rafael Chilascó, we planned to head up to Semuc Champey on Monday on one of the tours (for 300Q you get breakfast and lunch, transportation, and guided tours of Semuc and nearby caves.) We woke up expecting breakfast, but instead the guys running Aventuras Turisticas told us [...]
