Antigua: June 11-13, 2010

Some merimba players busking in the streets.


Claire walking towards the famous arch.


A picture of one of the volcanoes surrounding Antigua that I took from the roof of our hotel.

Claire and Graham playing pool in Red's.


My first gallo, or better known as "Mama aq" (Rooster in Kaqchikel). I will never be able to look at it quite the same after Filiberto's rendition of "q'abarel" (drunk) with a water bottle pretending to be a Mama Aq.


Strolling through the streets with the group....


Sitting in front of the fountain in Café Condessa waiting for my lunch. The highlight of this place is that the coffee is amazing, which was much appreciated after a solid week of instant coffee in Santiago.


Claire, Kate, and Clarice in the hotel.

Claire and I walking towards the market.


Another lovely fountain....

Hanging out with Graham, Miranda, Kab'la, Claire, and Clarice at Kafka's. The joy of this place is the fact that you can sit for hours and smoke while you watch the World Cup games.

Ah, Café Condessa (again)...


Clarice and Kab'la having some Mama Aq....


The whole group at Café Condessa.

The colorful streets of Antigua.

After our first week with Kab'lajuj Ey, all of us tijoxela' (students) headed to Antigua for the weekend to take care of logistical things (i.e. withdraw money, buy cell phones, etc.).

While we were there, we also took advantage of our time to take a much-deserved break from studying....