Guatemala

Yahja: Jan the Survivor

Jan — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0700

Flores, Peten
Guatemala, C.A.
5 January 2007

Dear Family and Friends,

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photos of Yahja.

Hat Co...Sa Qax,

Yes, I am a survivor!

So far on this trip to Centro America I have survived the four hour angry-bull-ride disaster of a mountain road to Caracol in Belize. By contrast the Guatemalan countryside highway this morning to Yahja was mostly almost Interstate.

Antigua and Tikal: Café Condesa

Jan — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0700

Antigua
Guatemala
9 January 2007

Dear Family and Friends,

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for photos of Antigua and Tikal.

At 03:00am one morning in 1976, Antigua was destroyed by a "terremoto." The adobe homes here and and in many nearby villages were flattened by an earthquake. The ruins of the churches and public buildings remain. Three volcanos loom and threaten in the mountains surrounding Antigua.

Solola, Lago Atitlan: Thank you Mr. Editor

Jan — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0700

Santa Cruz La Laguna Lago Atitlan Solola Guatemala 11 January 2007
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Editor
CondeNast Traveler
New York, New York

To the Editor:

I am a loyal and thorough reader of "CondeNast Traveler." I even cut out and save your articles. When I decided on Belize and Guatemala, I checked my "Central America" file. I found an article published in April, 1997: "The Gods Never Died - Like an infant with an old soul, Guatemala emerges from war to a vibrant Indian nation."