This is the dying process for the thread that is used to make the local weavings.

Separating the strands into groups.

Eight hours of back-breaking work to make a few yards of fabric.

This is the second oldest church in Latin America.

Our field trip group in front of the church.

A small town near Xela.

A group of us went on a hike to a nearby mountain.

Some turned back and these are the ones who made it to the top.

This is a typical bus station in Guatemala. The majority of the buses
are old US school buses. They fit me fine when I was a child, but now it's
an uncomfortable ride crammed with people, livestock, and crops.

We went on another field trip to a refugee camp. This is a small lecture
about the milk of these trees, which is used to produce rubber and gum.

This is our group at dinner in one of the houses.

To get to the refugee camp, we had to all pile in the back of this truck.

Along the road were make-shift dumps where people just threw their garbage.
This attracted many buzzards who feasted there.

There are a few places to go soak in hot thermals in the surrounding area.