Santiago

Here are a few pictures I took on a walk through Santiago, which is where Allie and I spent our time down here.

These few are of us walking around Santiago. Most of the towns around the lake are very similar, so this represents pretty much what they all look like from street level.

The little red thing next to Allie is a ¨tuk-tuk,¨ a very cheap form of transportation - like a little covered scooter.

One night Peyton stayed over in Santiago to hang out with us, and this is the hotel where he stayed.

I took this shot on the road from the Posada to the center of Santiago. Note the little blue sign. It contains a reasonably clear depiction of a lifeguard on duty. I surmise this means there is (or would be sometimes) a lifegueard on duty. But the sign is on the side of a big road above a huge drop off (veritable cliff) that goes down 300 feet to the water where no one would ever swim. And no one has ever seen a lifeguard there, ever! What´s the deal?

Here´s a look down on the women washing clothes in the lake. This is practically a full time job, and they´re at it all day long. The boats on the shore there are the typical guatemalan boats that the men use to fish and to get around.