Rio Dulce, Guatemala
About 800 miles SSW of Key West
Just south of Belize
The Maya still live here,
Fronteras, my home town
Volcan San Pedro, Lake Atitlan
| The countryside is quite mountainous, even in the lowlands. |
| There are small villages like these throughout the countryside. |
| They still hold to their customs, and speak their native dialects. |
| My amiga, Maria, and some of her Mayan craftwork. |
| My neighbors in Bacadilla, Anna, Cristi. & Olga in their cayuca, a dugout canoe |
| Agua caliente – a hot waterfall falling into a cold pool. |
| The women carry their bundles on their heads |
| The men carry theirs on their backs, with a head strap |
| This brand new, freshly carved cayuca could be had for about $100 |
| If they get a rowboat, they paddle it, backwards |
For a while I stayed on the 102 foot schooner Encounter, then Bacadilla, Barrio Cementario, and, lately, Cuchilla.