vacation in central america

January 19, 2009 · Personal

I finally got around to downloading some of the photos I took (which, I’m sad to say, aren’t that many and even fewer worth showing) while we were in Central America for 18 days. The trip was pretty successful – we toured almost the whole of Guatemala and visited a lot of El Salvador (gorgeous beaches and waves!), stayed in wonderful hotels and stayed in not-so-wonderful places, got food poisoning and the best to eat was Pizza Hut (!). Life there goes to a much slower beat – which was frustrating and enviable all at the same time – and there are lots of children and dogs wondering the streets. Toddlers ride along on motorcycles, each parent held for their own accountability. Heavily armed men only took a day or two to get used to seeing at every street corner.

Anyway, here are some photos to take a look at as a recap of our trip —

Amatitlan, Guatemala

Amatitlan, Guatemala

Amatitlan, Guatemala
Amatitlan, Guatemala
Lago Amatitlan (Amatitlan Lake)
Lago Amatitlan (Amatitlan Lake)
Children in Guatemala watching the "Posada" (a parade-like Christmas tradition)
Children in Guatemala
Courtyard outside our room at Hotel Casa Santo Domingo - Antigua, Guatemala
Courtyard outside our room at Hotel Casa Santo Domingo – Antigua, Guatemala
Casa Santo Domingo - Antigua, Guatemala
Casa Santo Domingo – Antigua, Guatemala
We had lots of soda onour trip. I was lucky enough to get a fly in a Pepsi.
We had lots of soda on our trip. I was lucky enough to get a fly in a Pepsi.
Antigua, Guatemala
Cathedral in Antigua, Guatemala
Our view from Hotel Atitlan (volcano in background) - Lago Atitlan, Panajachel, Guatemala
Our view from Hotel Atitlan (volcano in background) – Lago Atitlan, Panajachel, Guatemala
Santiago – a town off of Lago Atitlan. The main language here is a Mayan dialect that sounded like pretty jibberish
In the "mercado" in Santiago
Taken at an outdoor market
Christmas Eve - View from my ucles our of San Salvador, El Salvador
Christmas Eve –  San Salvador, El Salvador
One of my aunts backyard - El Salvador
El Salvador

Our new friend - Herman, the friendly crab!
Our new friend – Herman, the friendly crab! We met him at a beach at Costa del Sol, El Salvador
Herman liked to tumble in the waves
Herman liked to tumble in the waves
Herman - we took way too many photos of him
Herman – we took way too many photos of him

I have some more that I will post soon! (Hopefully!)

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