The carreteras sinuosas en-route to Panajachél were nothing as compared to the small road we took through the highlands around the lake, with the relentless procession of curvas peligrosas and jagged potholes. The guard rails had seen some serious action. Our driver looked agonized as we scraped and nearly high-centered our way down toward San Marcos La Laguna. He noted that the road looked like the surface of la luna. But I’m ahead of myself. […]
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Bilingual Babysitting
New Year’s Day was a social occasion, spent with Maria, her friend H and his wife and two wonderful children. They were kind to invite me along. I have lots of great photos of them, but I don’t want to post them here, even though no one ever reads this. For one thing, I don’t have their permission, and for another, H’s life is in danger. He’s a journalist whose honest reports from his departamento […]
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Much of New Year’s Eve Day was spent getting beautified beyond reason at the salon, where I asked them to wash away the grey, trim away the detritus, blow-dry the frizz from my mane, brighten up my finger nails, and tear the hair off my chin. During the process, I looked like a withered old man. But I now am an absolute glory to behold. Proof is in this photo, which was taken much later […]
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I forgot to post this last night. It’s a little video I compiled of a sight I encountered on my walk home. I was enchanted by the contrast between setting and action. Note the volcano in the background at the beginning. [Click three times to start.] [flashvideo filename=wp-content/video/guate_break.flv image=wp-content/video/guate_break.jpg /]
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