graphics and demographics

guatemala gets a lot of 20 year old packpackers. and lots of americans too. conversing with 20 year olds generally gets tiresome quickly. the 30-somethings seem to find me, and vice versa. we all point out how old we feel amongst the pardy hardy backpackers.

traveling in guatemala is easy. touristy places are connected by (relatively) confortable shuttles. i haven´t taking a chicken bus at all since belize, which makes me kind of sad. of course, i have the power to change this.

antigua is vastly overrated. if i want european style cafes, and european style prices, i will go to europe. oh and there are also european style mcdonalds and burger kings there too.

guatemalan people are amongst the shortest i have ever encountered. i am a giant here.

guatemalan woman really do wear those black outfits with oodles of colorful flair, which makes me happy for some reason. men just dress like men do everywhere, only with an ephasis on cowboy. people are pretty friendly, and usually share holas or buenos diases.

you don´t get harassed by touts and salespeople here nearly as much as you do in asia. and i will repeat what i said before--people speak spanish, even areas where there are more english speaking tourists than locals.

in general, while i am enjoying my experience, it is not quite the adventure that asia was. maybe i am just jaded...

oh, and map updating seems to be broken at the moment.