This afternoon, we went to the market . . . we spent an hour walking around the handicraft area of the market looking for some souvenirs and/or gifts to share with folks back home. They suggested we leave out jewelry and passport at the hotel, place money in several pockets, and not take cameras, etc. just so the potential thieves did not have easy targets. We traveled as a group and did not have any problems . . . i think everyone walked away with at least one purchase in hand :) There was so much stuff there; most of the vendors wanted to bargain -- but some did not seem to want to come down too much.
Afterwards, we went to the main Cathedral of the City and then went to a small park which had a map of Guatemala in relief making it easier to understand the topography of the country with its 23 volcanoes and flat plains.
We then returned back to the hotel for a "Mexican" supper of nachos -- they were more like a taco salad with only a few chips on the bottom, but they were very good with lettuce, beans, fresh mushrooms, zucchini, salsa, cheese sauce (white cheese -- not yellow like ours), and ???
It took a while to get connected tonight . . . but success was finally possible.
Tomorrow should be a full day at the job site.
Good night.
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