| Glimpses of Guatemala |
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A trip to Sri Lanka in early 2005 was cancelled on account of the tsunami. So, we decided to go west rather than east - to Guatemala. Here are some pictures... |
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| Shoe shine, Antigua | The facade of La Merced, Antigua | The arch of St Catalina Convent, Antigua |
Detail of an old door, Antigua |
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| The outside world from a window in the Las Capuchinas Convent |
Washer women at the communal wash pool | Street chat, Antigua | Weighing out macadamia nuts |
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| The Cathedral, Antigua. Fallen masonry after the 1773 earthquake |
Collecting water St Caterina Palopo, Lake Atitlan |
Souvenir stall overlooking Lake Atitlan |
A village street market |
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| The indoor market Chichicastenango |
Father Christmas? No! | Steps of the Cathedral Church of St Thomas Chichicastenango |
Colourful local patchwork |
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| Early morning Lake Atitlan |
Anyone for a hat? | The head wear particular to Santiago Atitlan |
Shoes? Find the right size! |
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| A colourful bus | Mayan pyramids rising above the jungle, Tikal |
Another pyramid appears through the dense foliage |
The forbidding steps of another pyramid |
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| Race you to the top! | This pyramid had been excavated but not yet fully restored |
A side street in Flores | Passing through a gorge on the Rio Dulce |
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| Castello San Felipe on the Rio Dulce |
Effigy of King Cauac Sky on a stelae at Quirigua |
Protected stelae at Quirigua | Roadside fruit stall |
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Sunday, November 21, 2010 - Alan Gentle
Antigua
Shoe shine?
Antigua
The facade of La Merced
Antigua
The arch of St Catalina Convent
Antigua
Detail of an old door
Antigua
The outside world from a window in the Las Capuchinas Convent
Antigua
Washer women at the communal wash pool
Antigua
Street chat
Antigua
Weighing out macadamia nuts
Antigua
The Cathedral. Fallen masonry after the 1773 earthquake
Lake Atitlan
Collecting water at St Caterina Palopo
Lake Atitlan
Souvenir stall overlooking the lake
Guatemala
A village street market
Chichicastenango
The indoor market
Chichicastenango
Father Christmas? No!
Chichicastenango
Steps of the Cathedral Church of St Thomas
Chichicastenango
Colourful local patchwork
Lake Atitlan
Early morning
Santiago Atitlan
Anyone for a hat?
Santiago Atitlan
The head wear particular to Santiago Atitlan
Santiago Atitlan
Shoes? Find the right size!
Tikal
A colourful bus
Tikal
Mayan pyramids rising
above the jungle
Tikal
Another pyramid appears through the dense foliage
Tikal
The forbidding steps of another pyramid
Tikal
Race you to the top!
Tikal
This pyramid had been
excavated but not yet
fully restored
Flores
A side street in Flores
Rio Dulce
Passing through a gorge on the Rio Dulce
Rio Dulce
Castello San Felipe on the Rio Dulce
Quirigua
Effigy of King Cauac Sky on a stelae at Quirigua
Quirigua
Protected stelae at Quirigua
Guatemala
Roadside fruit stall
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Sunday, November 21, 2010 - Alan Gentle
