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Antigua in Guatemala was a pleasant surprise. It is the old capital
of Guatemala, founded in 1543, and is surrounded by some great volcanos.
This picture is taken from El Cerro de la Cruz.
La Merced church is one of the most beautiful buildings in Antigua.
Due to the earthquakes in the past, there are numerous church ruins in
Antigua.
Alba in front of one of the volcanos outside Antigua. The volcano,
which is called Fuego, can be climbed in a few hours, though we chose to
climb Pacaya instead.
The two most elegant teachers at Probigua, Nidia
and Alba! Probigua
(Proyecto Bibliotecas Guatemala) Academia de Expanol is a charming Spanish
school right in the center of Antigua. At the time I was there, there
were about 40 students at the school. Besides teaching Spanish, the school
is helping the rural villages by establishing and maintaining a number
of libraries.
Maestra y estudiante: I came to Antigua with
no prior knowledge of Spanish. After four weeks of one-to-one instruction
with Alba, I knew enough to manage in Bolivia and Peru afterwards.
Jose de Arriola in front of his shop at the artisant market in Antigua.
One of Jose`s creations.