1.15.13

goodbye guatemala

this was hands down the best first date of my life.

1.14.13

tikal

this morning before dawn we climbed the tallest temple in the ancient mayan city of tikal.  we sat on the steps in silence and watched the sun rise.  the jungle shrieked and rumbled with monkeys and parrots and tucans and frogs as the mist cleared around the temples below us.  i sat and thought about how this scene has been playing out every morning for 3,000 years. 

and that friends is one way to gain some perspective.

1.13.13

flores

the city of flores is on an island in a lake surrounded by the jungled ruins of the mayans. if that's not epic i'm not sure what is.

1.12.13

san francisco cathedral

1.11.13

antigua is for lovers

1.10.13

la antigua

 "... guatemala is amazing.  it's vibrant and gorgeous in a way so different from costa rica.  we're staying in this little courtyard hotel in the center of antigua right across from a beautiful old church where women in colorful textiles sit with children in the morning sun.  some of them are selling bracelets but many are just standing on the sunny cobblestones.  the faces here are darker, flatter, more indian than in costa rica; the bodies stouter, rounder.  these are mountain people wearing cowboy hats and woven skirts and more clothing all around - it's much cooler, a nice relief from the steady heat of the last month...."