From Back in Action Blog
I spent my last day of school shoving my way through the market of San Francisco El Alto. This is a typical street/passageway there on market day. I have photographic evidence that some of those bags weigh 100 pounds.
From Life Without Light Blog
These sewing machines, for sale in San Francisco El Alto, may look like your grandmother’s, but they are not antiques. You can buy brand new ones just like this.
From Sounds of Xela Blog
Bells on the 18th century church at the center of San Francisco El Alto. These are not the ones that ring in my neighborhood in Xela, but these were prettier.
From Sounds of Xela Blog
A teacher from my school holding one of the numerous noisy local roosters. She bought this one at the market in San Francisco El Alto and carried it back on the bus — the chicken bus. The white-haired man to her left is a the Lutheran minister also studying at my school.
From Sounds of Xela Blog
Tricia and Sacha play fighting over their sole toy. When I got there the week before, the stick was twice as long.
From Chicken Bus Blog
The steps of the main church of Chichicastenango, formerly the site of a Maya temple, according to my guide. These 18 steps up the front correspond to the months of the Maya calendar. Directly in front of the door are three more steps — one each for Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The altar burns with offerings and incense clouds the steps all day long.
From Chicken Bus Blog
A street in the market town of Chichicastenango, with the main church in the background.
From Chicken Bus Blog
A marimba player wearing traditional clothing. The marimba is considered Guatemala’s national instrument. This one uses gourds for resonance. Modern marimbas have wooden pipes.
From Chicken Bus Blog
The hills of Chichicastenango, as seen from the end of a hallway at Hotel Santo Tomás.
From Chicken Bus Blog
A typical form of transportation in Guatemala, and how I got to Chichicastenango as well as a few other places. I sometimes wonder if I one of these exact buses took me to grade school, 30 years ago, and has been given a new life here.
San Simón Blog
Part of the village of Zunil (elevation 6,800 feet), where San Simón lives. These highlands are often known as the cloud forest.
Return to Xela Blog
One of the plethora of Internet places that connect Xela to the world.
San Simón Blog
San Simón, having a smoke, surrounded by worshipers, offerings and candles requesting his intercession for things good and possibly bad.
Return to Xela Blog
A not-so-clear photo of my teacher, Nelton, but a good look at the view of Xela from our corner classroom table.
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