Bente, Emily, and Heather at "the office" aka Las Lagartijas
Heather and Greg working hard
Emily and Kunal, sustained by manchego sandwiches and the world's best sangria
Bente's going-away dinner
Indian food extravaganza with the roommates
Chilling out at Casa del Mundo, Lake Atitlan
Boy holding onto his hat on the windy boat trip back to Pana
The Pacaya volcano outside Antigua
Basically standing in molten lava, risking "shoe barbeque!"
One of several rivers of lava
Kunal's artistic shots back towards Antigua--with the Acatenango, Agua, and Fuego volcanoes in the background
The official Antigua photo
The best and most ridiculous thing in Antigua
There are millions of ruined buildings in Antigua...
Back at Lake Atitlan with Aaron during his 24-hour visit
A coffee finca that has been recovered by a group of farmers after it was abandoned during the coffee crisis, in Tucurú, Alta Verapaz
A sign at the entrance to a coffee plantation that has been occupied by workers: "CONIC is here. No more lies and tricks. Yes to negotiation, with the ex-settlers present. Not one step back!"
"The revolution is unity and justice"
Pretending to sort coffee for a photo op
Yet another photo op
These guys definitely had some heavy firepower guarding their coffee
Interviewing the group's manager--everyone else spoke only Q'eqchi'
My first time driving in 6 months, and in an old Toyota Tacoma no less--good times!
Orchids at the Vivero Verapaz in Coban
Not orchids at the Vivero
Semuc Champey, an amazingly beautiful series of natural limestone pools, in the jungle three hours east of Coban
At the Semuc Champey overlook with Rene from Coban, Thomas from Denmark, and Thomas from Norway--so Scandinavian!
The entrance to the river cave underneath Semuc Champey
The bottom end of the river cave, where we climbed down sketchy rope ladders into the cave
With Maria Paula on the way to Champerico
Champerico, SOOOOO incredibly hot. Also, covered in trash. But, it is a beach.
One of my last chicken buses. Definitely not nostalgic yet!
Checking out some young coffee plants at the Loma Linda cooperative
Santa Maria and Santiaguito at dawn from Loma Linda, which is one of the closest communities to the active side of the volcano
Parque Central
Xela panorama
The Banco de desarollo rural ALWAYS has a huge line out front...Just an example of Guatemala's deficient financial infrastructure. OK, I'm a dork.
A favorite building in Xela
With Marc and Fernando aka The Rock at ChatBar
Lunch with the Root Capital Guatemala staff
