Beautiful Guatemala

We just returned from Guatemala, land of volcanoes, lakes, delicious platanos, and Mayan colors.

Apparently there has been a lot of recent activity on the Pacaya Volcano, but we unfortunately didn't have time to visit. So I'll have to wait to get my shots of lava flowing out of an active caldera. We did however visit some really amazing places, including Coban, Semuc Champey, Lake Atitlan and Antigua.

I can never get enough of the freshness of the air, the visual stimulation of the landscape and the native people in traditional dress, and even the richness of the local coffee and natural cream.

Like most Latin American countries, Guatemala has a drastic polarization between the primarily poor majority and the affluent business and plantation owners. It's an interesting social aspect to observe for someone who comes from a society with an ever growing middle class. Guatemala City is a little sketchy, but traveling outside of the city is much safer and the views are absolutely breathtaking.