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Sun, 17 May 2009 | By enrique_nunez_mussa | Views [968]
I get up and try the electrical shower without accidents. Someone knocks my door, it is another intern of the organization. I go out with my bags. A group of volunteers of different latitudes has assembled: Canada, Japan, the United States. I join them.... Read more >
Sat, 16 May 2009 | By tom_moench | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 16 May 2009 | By enrique_nunez_mussa | Views [673]
I have the impression that trip beginnings are like an amorphous stage consisted of mental instantaneous photographies. In mine there is a tour of indian people that travels from Santiago of Chile to Central America in the same plane that ... Read more >
Fri, 15 May 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [599]
Hoy es un día especial para mi. Muchas gracias para está oportunidad para hablar. Favor que perdonarme mis errores en gramática y pronunciación. Tengo una historia corta. Hace veinticinco años, Ana, la madre de mi hija, y yo estumvimos prometido. Ana ... Read more >
Fri, 15 May 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [667] | Comments [2]
After 8 weeks in Xela my graduation dinner from Miguel Angel Asturias Spanish school was upon me. Twenty-five (25) years ago I made a choice to learn to speak Spanish. I came to Xela with a dream and a hope that after 25 years full of incremental ... Read more >
Tags: dream, spanish school
Wed, 13 May 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [468] | Video
One of our class trips was to Trama Textiles. You can find out more at <http://tramatextiles.org/our-story/> Because I like to knit I decided to try my hand at using a telar de cinturón or belt loom. The simplist project was a scarf or "... Read more >
Tue, 12 May 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [301]
Carla and I walked to the Linea Dorada bus stop to meet Theora upon her arrival in Xela. What a joy to see her! "Hola, Theora!"
Mon, 11 May 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [469] | Video
I took this little video starting with the view north with some of my "compañeros de alpinista" and then east and south to show Santa Maria in the distance.
Tags: tajumulco, volcano
Mon, 11 May 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [322]
The sunrise was not as spectacular as the fog enshrouded sunrise from Santa Maria, but a still great view of the region from the 13,845 ft (4220 m) summit--the highest point in Central America. See video scan in the next story. By the way you T2Cers, ... Read more >
Mon, 11 May 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [324] | Comments [1]
I knew that latitude makes a difference in the micro-climates at different elevations on a mountain, but I really did expect that the Tajumulco base camp at ~13,100 ft would be a cows pasture complete with blooming flowers, cows and "pizza de vaca"... Read more >
Mon, 11 May 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [491]
T2C--OK, this is not a photo of a Guatemalan volcano and certainly not Tajumuclo. It is a volcano, however. It is Washington State's Mt. Rainier's high base camp--the Ingraham Flats @ 11,200 ft--from my attempted summit of Mt. Rainier last summer (8/18/08).... Read more >
Sun, 10 May 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [1379]
Our QuetzalTrekker group is packed into our "picop" this weekend to hike Vólcan Tajumulco, the highest peak in Central American at 13,845 feet (4220 m). Our guides were Carolyn, Lior & Rick.
For a topo map of our destination. http:... Read more >
Sat, 9 May 2009 | By tom_moench | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 3 May 2009 | By shelleytravels | Views [990] | Comments [1]
So we arrived in San Pedro de la Laguna and enrolled in the Spanish course. My first teacher was pretty shit although I did learn a lot about her recent break-up with her boyfriend. Brilliant. That´s what I´m paying for? Anyway I ditched her and ended ... Read more >
Sat, 2 May 2009 | By tom_moench | Photo Gallery
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