Xela, Guatemala
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Day24 – Bosco Guerin
My first day in Ticino I’m going up to Bosco Guerin, the only German-speaking village in Italian-speaking Ticino. The Walsers came over the alps to settle here in the 1200s. Until recently Bosco Guerin, the highest village in Ticino at 1500 meters, was extremely isolated, so the original German language and customs remained relatively static …
Day 5 Solola and Panajachel
We left Antigua today for Lake Atitlan, stopping on the way in the old Antigua, the original capital of Guatemala established by the conquistdore family Alvarez. On the way to visiting the church we passed a small preschool where women were preparing to paint a wall by tracing on it a projected image. Cartoon characters, …
Day24 – Addis Ababa
Today is a shopping day! My plane leaves 10:30pm so lots of time to relax. Our guide David has kindly extended his services to take us to Churchill Road this morning to purchase last minute gifts and souvenirs. He first takes us to the Shumeta Gallery, a large antique dealer whose extensive inventory of beads …
Day14 – Arba Minch, Dorze Village
Today we go high up on a mountain to visit a Dorze village. These people have been living here for over 500 years. The land is poor, and the only crop they grow is the false banana. The plant looks like a banana but does not produce fruit. The Dorze use it for food, making …