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• Standing in Chains Across the Way
  The weekend was great – no filming was scheduled and, instead, we took two full days to ourselves to enjoy doing absolutely nothing but hanging out and partying with friends. We'd been planning to have some sort of cast party/wrap party since we first got here and have been mentioning it to folks along the way in hopes that we'd be giving enough notice that they could make it.
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• Norma Cruz talks about violence against women and children
  The founder of the Survivors Foundation in Guatemala City, Norma Cruz talks about violence against women and children in that country, where an average of two women a day are murdered. Graphic discussion. Viewer discretion advised. (2010)
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• Hopping Off at the Second Stop
  I was given a pair of white gloves and a pristinely-organized tupperware container filled with small white envelopes. Each envelope was a small bundle of newspaper clippings, organized by subject and/or theme. Please tell me there wasn't someone that did all of this work overnight!
  Vistos 45 | hace 5 días | Commentarios: 0
• When Things Go Right
  Our next stop was Grand Tikal Futura – an enormous shopping mall that towers over most of its neighboring buildings. I remember being freaked out when I visited Grand Tikal Futura for the first time last January. The style and shape of the building's exterior is meant to mimic the great Mayan ruins at Tikal, but inside is a fancy hotel and a commercial shopping center.
  Vistos 36 | hace 11 días | Commentarios: 0
• Guatemala Launches Oxlajuj B’aqtun 2012, the Dawn of a New Era
  The Guatemala Tourism Board will launch Oxlajuj B’aqtun 2012, a special series of events and new tourism routes that celebrate Mayan culture, as Guatemala, the Heart of the Maya World, gets ready to commemorate the dawn of a new era.  
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• Why Are All the School Buses from the U.S. Yellow and Black
  Competition between ayudantes usually isn't too fierce, but sometimes there are two buses going to the same place at the same time and people step on each others toes a bit. As the bus pulls out, it drives slowly until it is almost full. After an hour or two, we packed up and got on the bus to Ciudad Vieja.
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• Surprises Along the Way
  The interview with the shop owner, Rudolfo, held a few surprises. First off, I was surprised to learn that he began working on buses when he was only 9 years old, and has been in some way involved in the bus industry ever since.
  Vistos 37 | hace 15 días | Commentarios: 0
• La Camioneta, Quietly Into the Night
  We arrive to the shop at 8:00AM. All the transformation is going to take place today, but it seems like everyone knows what to do without having to discuss much. Rafael, Jose, Luis, Vinicio, Julio, Ludwig and Juan all seem to have developed their own niche by now. It was hard to believe how fast they worked – the luggage rack inside the bus was assembled and installed within one hour.
  Vistos 39 | hace 16 días | Commentarios: 0
• Guatemala Through Novice Eyes – Part II
  I have now left Guatemala since almost a week. I have gotten a lot of questions about Guatemala and what characterized it. I answered them all: Guatemala is very human. In every aspect human. Guatemala and in particular the average Guatemalan do have plenty of challenges of which many are ...
  Vistos 59 | hace 17 días | Commentarios: 0
• The Fate of Our Bus
  We also find out that our bus is going to drive for the Rutas Quetzal line, which goes from Ciudad Quetzal to Guatemala City and crosses through Mixco, one of the most dangerous parts of the area surrounding the capital. I don't know the capital city well at all, but I recognize Mixco from all the sensationalized news stories about bus drivers being killed by the MS-13. I feel slapped in the face by a huge reality-check. Damn.
  Vistos 35 | hace 18 días | Commentarios: 0