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View of San Pedro Volcano from Panajachel
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Angelina and Jan in class at San Pedro Spanish School.
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The two of us with our Spanish teachers, Angelina (next to Jan) and Clara (next to Rich)
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Rich and his girlfriend Angela, from whom he bought bread every day.
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Rich gets some salsa lessons from our friend Jen.
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Rain coming across Lake Atitlan.
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Entrance to the hiking trail at San Pedro Volcano.
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View of Lake Atitlan from San Pedro Volcano.
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Rich on the trail at San Pedro Volcano.
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Jan taking a rest on the steps climbing San Pedro Volcano.
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Our turnaround point about 20 minutes from the top of San Pedro Volcano.
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Clouds rolling in as we descend San Pedro Volcano.
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Sunday market at Chichicastenango.
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Chickens for sale in the Chichicastenango market.
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Santo Tomas church in Chichicastenango, where the rituals are only slightly Catholic and more distinctly Mayan.
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Beautiful hand-woven textiles for sale in Chichicastenango.
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Parade in San Pedro celebrating the feast of Saint Peter.
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The brother of Rich's instructor Clara playing the drum in the parade.
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A couple of the parade senoritas.
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Local men watching the parade. The guys on the ends are wearing traditional Mayan clothing.
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Kids enjoying the trampoline at the San Pedro Fair.
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Ice cream for sale at the fair.
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Our friends Pat & Carrie (s.v. Terra Firma) arrive in San Pedro and share some of their traveling stories.
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Nariz del Indio, a great place for a hike.
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Views of Lake Atitlan from Nariz del Indio.
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Group of Spanish students who hiked Nariz del Indio.
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The two of us at Nariz del Indio.
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An additional form of transportation - these little pickups can hold a lot of people when everyone is standing up.
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The Mendez Family - from left, Antonio, Cesilia, their niece from next door, MariElena, Vicenta (their helper) and Ruth.
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Sisters - MariElena (age 7) and Ruth (age 11).
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