Xela

First day of school - trying and failing to whack that piñata

Xela from El Baúl

They sure love their aspirin around here!

On the road to Laguna Chicabal

Laguna Chicabal

Mayan alter at Laguna Chicabal

The menacing logo of the Partida Patriota is everywhere

Chicken Bus Blues...

That lady is less than pleased to be in the picture, but it was her decision to sit practically on my lap

The ten commandments

Holy internet!

Parque Central, Xela

The best of Guatemalan hard rock

Iglesia San Jacinto, Salcaja

Iglesia San Jacinto, Salcaja. Reportedly the oldest church in central America

The fact that my name means &amp;quot;rum&amp;quot; in Spanish is an endless source of amusement

One of those famous chicken buses

The church in San Juan Ostuncalco

Festival of the Virgen del Candelaria, San Juan Ostuncalco

With maestro Ari, at El Portal Spanish school

Nice view of Xela from El Portal, if you&amp;#039;re willing to climb over some rickety loose bricks

Sarah practices playing City and Colour on her ukulele

Our host Esperanza working in the garden

Esperanza working in the kitchen

With Esperanza and Gerrardo. We lived in their home for about a week

Santa Maria trail - heading up

Daniella inspects a pack horse

Evening on the summit

Quetzaltrekker Josh

Quetzaltrekker Brent

Watching the Santiaguito show

Wrapped in a sleeping bag. It was cold.

Watching the sun rise over the volcanoes and lake Atitlan

Still glued to the Santiaguito show

Galletas the mountain dog

More Santiaguito

The breakfast show

Josh relaxes at the end of the trail

We made it!

Waiting and waiting for the chicken bus that refused to arrive. Eventually it did.

Village market in Zunil

Waste not, want not - unorthodox cow parts for sale in Zunil

Riding to Fuentes Georginas in the back of a pickup truck

Fuentes Georginas. Sooo good!

Fuentes Georginas

The hot springs flow down away from the pools at Fuentes Georginas

Aftermath of a full day in the hot springs