Day one in Central America
Here I am with my friend, Charlotte, in Central America. We arrived yesterday and were greeted by our guide, Walter, and three minutes after leaving the airport we had our first cultural experience. We stopped to try coconut water fresh from the coconut served by a young lady who had set up a stand along the highway.
Then we had lunch of pupusas at a pupusaria. They were made with rice dough with a filling of beans, pork, and cheese and we ate them with pickled onions. Delicioso!
Although rain was predicted for today, it was warm and sunny. We visited an ancient Mayan site that dates back to 2000BC and was completely covered with volcanic ash in 1000BC. Today they have only excavated a small portion of it, but they do know that it was a typical Mayan village. You can see the multiple layers of volcanic debris in the earth surrounding the excavated structure.
Lunch was served outdoors looking over a beautiful crater lake.
This afternoon we travel west and crossed over into Guatemala where we continued for two hours before entering Honduras. Along the way we saw many mudslides along the embankments next to the highway, but only encountered one place where the mud covered part of the road causing alternating one-way traffic. The country side is lush and very green and the mountain vistas are gorgeous. Tomorrow will be a busy day so stayed tuned.
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