I took a day trip to San Antonio Palopo and it was amazing.
I have pictures to help tell the story of my day:
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| This is the type of pick-up I rode to the city. It's normal to simply stand up in the back and hold on for dear life. As a true Guatemalan should, I made sure to stand up in the bed and hold on to sack of corn in order to keep myself stable. It was thrilling to say the LEAST. It's about a thirty-five minute drive in total. The cool part is, it's not just any drive. You find yourself flying down winding mountainous roads on the coast of a centuries-old crater lake surrounded by mountains and volcanos. If that isn't enough, you are in the midst of some of the most beautiful foliage you could ever see. Rock cliffs, trees, streams, waterfalls, cattle, gardens, fields, farmland... As we were traveling, I kept thinking of two different movies: |
-Jurassic park because of the scenery. If you've seen Jurassic park, you know what I'm talking about. I felt at any moment a Pterodactyl was going to swoop down and steal the corn I was holding on to.
- Apocalypto because of the scenery as well, but mostly because of all the Mayans who were in the truck with me. They aren't as scary as the people in this movie, but man do they look so similar. It's wild.
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| These are just some of the pics I took of the city itself. It was truly breathtaking. |
A lovely aged church
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| Lake Atitlan |
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| Pretty door thing :) Love, Cody |
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