Posted in Uncategorized, tagged guatemala, photos, Quiche on June 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Our last week in Santa Cruz del Quiche, we moved to a smaller, simpler and less expensive hotel. Here are a few photos taken from our third floor room, to give you an idea of the town. (Note: I think you can click on these photos for larger images.)
And one of the hotel itself, home [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged guatemala, Jennie, Quiche on May 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Norteamericana!”
I wasn’t sure if this was being said with happiness or disgust, but I nodded and smiled, “Si, soy norteamericana.” Ethan and I were climbing the steps of the church in the plaza in Santa Cruz, intending to eat our fruit torts from the good bakery and people watch. The old man (many wrinkles, missing [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ethan, guatemala, Quiche on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Jennie and I are still somewhat adrift here. Plans keep changing and things move slow. I’m sure it doesn’t help that the person who was Jennie’s main contact before we arrived is in Washington D.C. for at least another week. So far we’ve stayed in three different hotels in three different cities (Guatemala [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Quiche on May 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We have been in Santa Cruz since Friday, and I had a productive meeting with the head of agriculture programs. We have had a lot of time to wander the streets, figure out the address system, eat at little comedores and walk through the mercado. Today we walked out to the ruins of Gumarcaj, and [...]
