This also includes going back to the US for Christmas and flying to Péten for my most recent annual leave. As you can see, I spend a lot of my time here traveling, and especially on buses!
Every day I walk to work because I live about two minutes away from the health center. I also sometimes ride in my socia's (work partner's) car when we need to get to different aldeas (small communities) around Palestina for work. Whenever I am leaving Palestina, for example, to go visit my friend Katie who lives in Salcajá, I take a camioneta, a big bus that looks like a school bus and is sometimes a recycled school bus from the United States. I always have to pass through the bus terminal in Xela, where you can get a bus to pretty much anywhere in Guatemala. It costs me 15 quetzales to get to Xela. Do you remember how many dollars that would be equivalent to?
You are probably sick of hearing this name by now, but definitely Tikal. It was incredible seeing the Mayan ruins and learning a bit more about Guatemalan history. The national park of Tikal is larger than two million hectares. One hectare is equal to 10,000 square meters. In addition to its rich history, Tikal is known for its diverse ecosystems and many species, which include various types of cats, such as jaguars, 200 tree species, 300 bird species, and more than 2,000 species of higher plants (Tikal National Park).
