| 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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