Lake Atitlan may be the most beautiful place in Guatemala, and Gatemala has more than its share of beautiful places.
Tal vez es el lugar mas hermosa de Guatemala Lago Atitlan y Guatemala tiene mas que es justo de los lugares bonitos del mundo. The view from the lookout in Solola.
La vista desde el mirador en Solola.
A shop in Santa Catarina, the blue huipiles are typical of Santa Catarina itself.
Una tienda en Santa Catarina, los huipiles azules son traje tipica de Santa Catarina en si.
A pok, a very rare duck found only in Lake Atitlan, once thought to be extinct.
Un pok, un pato muy poco comun, antes considerado extinto.
(Apologies, we have been without telephone & internet for 6 days here in Guatemala and have not been able to keep up with blogging - or anything else on line.)
(Disculpas, para 6 dias no habia ni el telefono ni el internet aqui donde estamos en Guatemala y no podemos blog.)
Los Romeritos is a shelter for children in Guatemala City. For a more complete description: Amigos de los Romeritos
From Tijuana, Baja California to Tapachula Chiapas is about as far as you can go in Mexico. Here are some street market scenes from Tapachula Sunday, December 10, 2006.
No hay mas lejo de Tijuana que Tapachula en Mexico. Aqui son images del mercado desde Tapachula el Domingo, el 10 de Deciembre 2006. Flowers,
Flores,
Radishes,
Rabanos,
Pin~atas
Typical costumes for the day of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
Trajes tipicos para el dia de La Virgen de Guadalupe.
It is a simple, universal rule. Give a government bureaucracy more money and they will find a way to spend it, however idiotic.
Es una regla sencilla y universal. Si se da mas dinero a una burocracia gobermental y va a encontrar la manera gastarlo, no importa que tonta. One view of the migra's new lighting system.
Una vista del sistema nueva de luz de la migra.
The new lighting, radio & radar in the border park, your tax dollars at work.
La luz, la radio y el radar todo nuevo en el parque de la frontera, sus impuestos trabajando.
Buena Vista Canyon is an indigenous community south of Ensenada. Its people are mostly Mixtec, Zapotec, Triqui, & Nauhua who have migrated from the south in search of work.
Can~on Buena Vista esta una comunidad indigena ubicada al sur de Ensenada. Su gente son primeramente Mixtec, Zapotec, Triqui, y Nauhua, migrantes del sur buscando trabajo.
I am a bookseller with about 20 years experience, having taken up the trade after retiring as a trial lawyer. I deal exclusively in books on Mexico & bullfighting. I am sole proprietor of my shop in Playas de Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. I am also the list owner for The Bibliophile Mailing List, an email discussion list of book dealers, collectors, librarians, & others interested in the book trade.
My unfulfilled ambitions are first, to play violin with such artistry as to make a Spanish Gypsy cry and second, to survive with grace in the arena with a full grown toro bravo.