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July 26 La Libertad, El Salvador
Hello dear friends and family.
We have had a long week. Currently we have made it to El Salvador. One week ago we climbed for 7 hours and only covered 35km. Guatemala is mountanous. We climbed through the middle of four volcanos. We encouraged each other along the way, as did the locals. When we arrived in Quetzaltenango it was beautiful. The Mayans are a beautiful people. The women dress in hand made hand dyed textiles. They speak Quiche and are talented and inspiring in many ways.
Lago Atitlan was a treat. We almost burnt out our brakes on our way down, we got a very dangerous ride down by the police. The view rolling down the switch backs to the lake was worth it all.
We spent two days resting and exploring the lake with some other travellers. We dangled on hammocks and shared stories. Hostels are great. There we were; two Colombians, on American, one American, six Israeles, two Germans, two Frenchmen and one English lass. We jumped off rocks 30ft high! I have photos to show you but that will have to wait for another day.
Currently, we are chaffing an struggling to ride in the heat of the coast of El Salvador. We estimate 2-3 more days and then Nicaragua. Until next time.