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Published On: Jun 21, 2005 12:05 PM
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Published On: Jun 21, 2005 12:05 PM
Sunday in Antigua
Today we had to fend for ourselves because our
family stay only provides meals Monday through Saturday. No big deal. We spent
the day mostly sitting around the Bagel Barn coffee shop. They have free
internet and also show a movie during the afternoon.
Before lunch, Gage got to go on a horse ride around the square. Boy did he love that!
Yesterday Roma went to the big market with Flori and Pablo took the kids and I up to Cerra de la Cruz, which is a park with a large cross on a hill overlooking town. The view was fantastic. Unfortunately, Roma had the camera.
A couple of days ago, our Spanish instructor told us how difficult it was to get a visa to leave Guatemala (to go out of Central America). We usually talk about various things in the morning as a warm up to the classes, and the discussion today was about travelling. We were surprised to learn that it is almost impossible for a normal Guatemalan to get a visa to exit the country. In order to get a visa, you must own several properties, have a certain amount of assets in banks, and then pay a hefty fee just for the visa application. Apparently, someone doesn't want various citizens leaving the country for greener pastures (or maybe it's the other way around). Anyway, this all means that many Guatemalans never leave Guatemala, not just because they don't want to, but because they cannot.
Before lunch, Gage got to go on a horse ride around the square. Boy did he love that!
Yesterday Roma went to the big market with Flori and Pablo took the kids and I up to Cerra de la Cruz, which is a park with a large cross on a hill overlooking town. The view was fantastic. Unfortunately, Roma had the camera.
A couple of days ago, our Spanish instructor told us how difficult it was to get a visa to leave Guatemala (to go out of Central America). We usually talk about various things in the morning as a warm up to the classes, and the discussion today was about travelling. We were surprised to learn that it is almost impossible for a normal Guatemalan to get a visa to exit the country. In order to get a visa, you must own several properties, have a certain amount of assets in banks, and then pay a hefty fee just for the visa application. Apparently, someone doesn't want various citizens leaving the country for greener pastures (or maybe it's the other way around). Anyway, this all means that many Guatemalans never leave Guatemala, not just because they don't want to, but because they cannot.
Posted: Sun - May 15, 2005 at 08:27 PM