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There are a few very important details that I should mention about what I´ve experienced.
First of all, there are dogs everywhere and they never stop barking. They are pretty vicious as well. I have several friends who have been bitten...most by the same dog (which has had its rabies vaccinations...supposedly) and some people have been bitten by other dogs. I really dislike the dogs here, they are awful and there is NO animal control. Aside from barking dogs, you hear lots of rooster crowing...all through the night. Their are wild chickens everwhere. Its fun to see them wandering around. Another typical sight is people walking around with machetes. It was pretty scary the first time...when I went on a hike into the woods with a girl friend and we saw a man walking towards us with a machete. People, both men and woman, old and young, carry around machetes to chop wood for burning in their wood stoves. Its unbelievable to see them working...espeically when it is small children.
Today I left Lake Atitlan and am now in Xela with 2 girls...one from Ireland and the other from New Zeland. We caught a Chicken Bus her (school buses that have been painted wild colors geared towards locals) and boy was it a hell of a ride. The bus was going to fast on crazy steep, curvy roads. But we made it! We walked around with our big heavy packs for about an hour before finding the hostal we wanted to stay at. We are in a dorm room with about 30 other beds...thats what you get for $2.50 a night...right??
My month in San Marcos and San Pedro was amazing. It was difficult to leave the community of friends I made, but change is good. I spent my last few days there doing what I usually did...swimming, eating and meeting amazing people. On Sautrday, we went to Festival Atitlan in Santiago. It was a music festival raising money to help clean up the lake. We had a good time playing all day, getting our faces painted, meeting tons of folks, eating good food and listening to good music. I even ran into someone from high school...small world!!!
Well, Im off to explore Xela...enjoy the pics
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