January 18, Thursday
We have really been impressed by El Salvador. It is much cleaner than Mexico and the people are even friendlier. There are still a lot of guns in evidence. There was a guy opening the door in a restaurant where we had sushi who had a shotgun strapped on! But they have a new democracy that seems to be working and they are very closely tied to the US. They even use US currency. The landscapes are beautiful. Pictures to follow.
We are now in our second day in Antigua, Guatemala. We passed quickly through Guatemala City, which doesn´t seem to have improved a bit since I was there in ´83. Very crowded and rough. But Antigua is the opposite. It is very tourist friendly and a charming destination. The camera is full of pictures, but I am in an Internet cafe and can´t use them. Tomorrow we take a day trip to a beautiful lake that Aldous Huxley considered the finest scenery on the planet. The natives are Mayans that still speak several unpronouncable (sp) indian dialects. Apparently, many still wear traditional garb. We shall see.
Then, we will go off to the Mayan pyramids at Copan, which has Andrea very excited. I haven´t gotten excited yet, but am open to it. I prefer people to buildings and like to sit around and people watch. Of course, they seem to spend a lot of time looking at me as well.
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