Guatemala
Auto Hotels and Love Hotels
Would you pay to have sex in a garage? No? Well if you lived in Central America you might. Auto Hotel Constelacion in Villahermosa, Mexico Meet the auto hotel. It’s Central America’s version of North America’s pay-per-the-hour highway motel, except instead of cheating spouses slinking off to Motel Six to do the dirty, they pull … Continue reading
Buggin’ Out
“Ahh! An ant is biting my eye!” Not exactly something you say every day, but every once in a while the situation calls for it. Like when you’re laying on a dock on a lake in the Guatemalan jungle and you feel something burrowing its fangs into the corner of your eyeball. “It’s not an … Continue reading
McMaya World
My roommates and I referred to Tikal (the official name for the Mayan ruins) as “McMaya World” because by the end of our day there, you had to wait in line for a chance to climb up the ruins. The site had guards, flush toilets and snack shacks that sold coca-colo, chips and sandwiches. Yup, … Continue reading
Graffiti in Maya World
A few weeks ago, my roommates and I drove 14 hours into the jungle to visit the sight of some ancient Mayan ruins. As far as 4th century pyramids in the jungle of Central America go, I guess they were pretty sweet. And if my interest in Mayan civilization extended beyond Mel Gibson’s Apocolypto, … Continue reading
I’m Going to Nicaragua Tomorrow!
This is just a quick note to say that yes, I’m still alive (and I’m feeling much better, thank God) and I’m going to be traveling to Nicaragua tomorrow. Hopefully after two taxis, a night in a hotel and 23 hours on two different buses, I will be out of the rainy, cold highlands of … Continue reading
