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Sacatapequez, Guatemala
Welcome! I'm currently a medical student at Universidad de Francisco Marroquin, Guatemala, Guatemala. In my blog, you'll hear about all my random adventures and challenges of studying medicine in a second language.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Cascada El Chiflon

Friday, I went to the waterfall pictured below. Actually, a series of waterfalls. Very impressive and quite a tourist trap. However, as much of a sight as it was, I was more of a spectacle and 4 or 5 groups of people asked to take my picture. At the end are two that returned the favor.































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Saturday, May 15, 2010

Las Guacamayas

After Frontera Corozal, I headed up to the "ecotourism" center, Las Guacamayas. VERY pretty place and there's nothing like waking up to hundreds of howler monkeys....the sound is a cross between a lion and...umm....a tonsillectomy without anesthesia? At first, it's EXTREMELY intimidating, but you get used to it. And they're SO cute!







































































My bathroom (cabin behind it).





















Guacamayas the park is dedicated to saving.































































Guacamayas nesting in a tree.















































































































































































A family of howler monkeys.






















The waterfall we went up....and down....