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ANTIGUA |
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The teachers are fabulous at my school.
Dressing in traditional local clothes was only one of the methods used to help me
speak Spanish almost fluently in only 3 months. |
This is the view from the
top of the city and Volcan de Agua from the terrace of the school. The terrace is
higher than most other houses so you get a clear view of the city. |
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I walk down Septima Calle (this street)
every morning and get to this point at about 7:50 am. I stop and absorb the majesty
of Volcan de Agua and appreciate the what nature has given to this city. This image
is plastered in my mind. |
THE MERCED, 1694. An
absolute beautiful church located at the north end of Antigua. It is located about
two blocks from my school. |
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ARCO DE SANTA CATARINA is located just south
of The Merced on Quinto Avenida. This famous landmark is a walkway that was built to
connect two sides of a convent so the nuns wouldn't have to walk across the streets. |
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is Volcan de Fuego. It looms somewhat quietly over the city. The plume of
smoke coming out the top is because the volcano is active. There are 30 volcanoes in
Guatemala, many of which are active. 2 active volcanoes are within 10 miles are
Antigua |
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La Fuente en Parque Central. I am
standing with my friends Julissa and Maria from El Salvador. Volcan de Agua looms in
the background of the photo. |
Convento de la Compania de
Jesus. There is a daily market in front of this 400 year old convent. |
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Leticia is a vendor from the city of San
Antonio Aguas Caliente. Her family hand makes several types of high-quality hand
made products like rugs, place mats and table cloths. I sit and talk with her
several times a week and she helps me with my Spanish. I know most of the vendors
and their children who sell their handicrafts in the street and park and enjoy pleasant
conversations with them. |
Part of a family of venders
that sell hand made crafts near Arco de Santa Catarina. (back to front)
Iris, Elva, and Paula. I also sit and talk with these three and their
other family members. Volcan de Agua is in the background. |
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I love this photo. It shows the
construction of the road leading to central park. Notice that there are no barriers
around the work area and people are walking through it. There are huge holes and
piles of rocks that have to be walked around. Be careful here because you are always
responsible for yourself in Guatemala. |
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Guatemala. One is that you are responsible for yourself and only yourself in all
situations. This is a FIREWORK person bull running through a crowd of a 1000 people
in Central Park. There are fireworks attached to and shooting off this thing.
If you didn't get out of the way you got run over and burned. "The packed crowd
parted like the Red Sea and made an aisle for the bull to run" |
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This is a my room. I built a a couple of shelves, put up some
pictures and made it like home. |
There are always activites in the streets of Antigua. Here,
local girls play a miniature marimba while boys with huge heads dance in the background. |
Cyrill and Greg in Parque Central |
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Here is a photo of a birthday party for the
3 of us in July. Our birthdays all fell within 3 days of each other. We
enjoyed Dominoes Pizza and soda (there is proof in the photo) and a strawberry cake.
Thanks Miguel. Muy Amable. |
This is a typical open air
market in Guatemala. Fruits and vegetables, chicken, meat, and anything else you
could think of are sold here. It is like a huge Cosco-Price Club. People buy food
daily here in Antigua. |
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