February 5
Here’s a tourist map of Guatemala with all the hot spots noted. I don’t know how much I’m going to be able to visit and also devote the weekdays to study. We’ll see. Here’s my so-far list of highlights, a list I am sure will grow as I learn more.
Antigua, colonial capital and UNESCO World Heritage city center. I’m going here first.
Tikal (National Park), once the urban center of the Maya world.
Quetzaltenango (known as Xela pronounced shay-la), a very popular study-spot and central for touring the highlands.
Lake Atitlan, ‘astonishingly beautiful’ lake surrounded by glorious volcanoes.
Then I’m thinking of a bus tour to see the capitals of Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador…but that is wildly optimistic. And then…C.u.b.a!