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| View from Cerro de La Cruz |
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| Volcan Agua |
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| Best ice cream in the whole world, nieve de guanabana at Pops! |
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| View from the patio at McDonalds, its very upscale! |
Today we took a bus from Rio Dulce to the highland town of Antigua. It cost us a good bit of money with the cargo charges for our bikes but it was nice to make it here in one day. We plan on storing our bikes at our hotel here for a few days and exploring some of the higher up in the mountain towns. The roads in this area are far too steep and in very poor condition for bicycle touring.
Tomorrow will we be up bright and early to catch the bus to Chichicastenango where tomorrow (Sunday) is market day, and it is one of the biggest markets in Central America. I'm excited to see the mass chaos. I'm also excited to eat food from the vendors and perhaps find some non spandex clothing, something particularly cool, like a skirt made from Mayan textiles.
Thought for sure I'd find peanut butter here because there are so many foreigners in this town, but still no luck. Guess its avocado sandwiches for breakfast.
Costa Rica may be the first place you find peanut butter. The market sounds fun. Very colorful, plus yummy stuff. So Antigua looks like it is down by Guatemala City?
ReplyDeleteYep only about an hour from Guatemala City. Passed through there on the bus today. That was part of the reason for taking the bus, it didn't seem safe to ride bikes all the way through the city.
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