Postcards from Guatemala ~ It's a Technicolor Life

Embroidery detail from the Panajachel huipil mercado


Confetti


The continuing, excellent adventures of Kathleen and Dinny in their relentless quest to enhance the gross national product of Guatemala~

While George was slaving away in Maine recently, working so we could afford to play, I did what any normal, abandoned mate would do...went to market in the western highlands of Guatemala. I took the early morning Litegua bus to Guatemala City (5 1/2 hours) and holed up in the Biltmore Express hotel while waiting for Dinny's late night arrival from the frozen north, aka East Boothbay, Maine.

At a time when spending money feels like a crime...where frugality rules and shopping is taboo...where we worry about EVERYTHING, spending quetzales in Guatemala was pure therapy for our Scrooge-infested souls. Beautiful textiles, carvings and jewelry were purchased from local artisans. The prices were good for us and good for them ~and that's FAIR TRADE. "You can't always get what you want but if you try sometime, you'll find, you get what you need." (Rolling Stones)

For more stories and pix of La Antigua, Lake Atitlan and Chichicastenango, Guatemala (2006-08), click on the archives in the left margin of our blog.

Enjoy the photos and send us a comment so we'll know you're out there.
Currently anchored at Texan Bay in the Rio Dulce with plans to sail to the Bay Islands in early March.

We would have brought back the whole pile if we didn't have to pay overweight charges.

Children's masks at La Antigua mercado


Hot, hotter, hottest...


We passed on the ceviche but I'm sure it's fabulous.

Espresso break to give us strength and keep us buzzed