Defintely a touristy day but Liz and I are due to depart 9:10am from Guatemala City Airport tomorrow. We're just about all packed so the only thing to do is spend our last cash. Not very difficult. Liz says the correct way is to go through an indiginous market co-operative at first where they have fixed prices and then go to other places and see if the prices are different. David and I are following her lead because we have all day to see how we can squander away our last resources.The market co-op is so interesting because different Mayan peoples have contributed to this large store. Local costumes, local kite designs, mask ideas from everywhere, weavings from all corners of Guatemala and some very traditinal aspects of their respective indiginous cultures. Wish we had more time.
Posada La Merced has beatiful 360degree views around Antigua. We often take a camera upstairs to the roof and keep photograhing all around us. The Volcano Aqua is the biggest landmark to the south.
Remember the Reality TV Show where we are being eliminated? Well we're down to seven of us for this Friday night. Liz and I are heading back to Canada tomorrow(Saturday). Tom and Rita are staying in Guatemala a few more weeks. Janice is spending just a few more days touring Guatemala and then heading a log trail back to Prince Albert(?) Saskatchewan.
Thank you Jungle Jim, for your excellent trip journal! The feelings you express remind me a little of my Zimbabwe adventure back in the late 80s, although we didn't get as close to the people and the food wasn't nearly as good. Same flavour of country though, mostly poor people making do with very little but with great spirit. Also a beautiful place with many interesting sights. You took some very good pictures too, I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of them.
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