The old church facade in Xela's central plaza
A monthly crafts market in Xela
A K'iche' Maya dance performance
It is common to see men passed out in the street here. Every Guatemalan walked around him; I called an ambulance, even though he was probably just drunk
In the rainy season, the streets flood almost every afternoon
¡Viva Guatemala!
Dressed up for Independence Day
The night-time fair crowds in downtown
A bizarre tradition associated with the fair: young people running through the streets carrying lighted torches
Scenes from the 2 1/2 hour desfile de bandas escolares
A few of the hundreds of beauty queens that are crowned during the fair
Xelafer
The view from my office
My office
The courtyard of our shared house
We have a fig tree growing right outside our room
Fuentes Georginas, a hot spring near Xela.
San Andres Xecul, a small town near Xela with a weirdly yellow church.
Supposedly the oldest church in Central America, dating from 1524, in Salcajá.
The main church in Chichicastenango, with flower vendors and K'iche' priests swinging censers.
Incense and chalk used to soften dried maize, for sale in the Chichi market.
A Guatemalan highland specialty, black corn tortillas.
Pascual Abaj, an ancient K'iche' holy site on a hill outside of Chichi.
The view from Pascual Abaj to the town cemetary.
A random Virgin Mary-related festival in Xela involved the creation of intricate street murals made of colored sugar.
My birthday dinner at a French restaurant in Xela, a long-distance present from Sam.
Ethan, Kunal, Arathi, and me at Kokoloco's.
With Nadia S. from SF, Kokoloco's.
Beer pong tournament.
Our housemate Lacey taking aim.
Laguna Chicabal
