We made it to Guatemala. The border crossing was a bit chaotic, and one of the girls on the shuttle bus was given Dan´s passport back after it had been stamped at the Guatemalan immigration, but luckily she noticed that the photo did not resemble her in anyway (even if the border guard didn´t notice!!).
The change from Mexico to Guatemala was immediately evident. The roads are less well maintained and the country is poorer, but the scenery is more dramatic and it was quite a stunning drive to Xela, we climbed high up into the mountains and passed streams where the locals were washing their clothes.
We like Xela, it is friendly and relaxed, although fairly polluted. And a lot of the older women here still wear the traditional dress. It is a firm favourite with travellers, not because of its beauty (it is not a beautiful town) but because the people are friendly and it is easy to be anonymous - we have not been approached once to be hassled to buy something that we really don´t want.
Although Xela is a nice place to be there is not that much to do other than attend Spanish classes, and we just don´t have the time to do that now. So we are heading to Lago d´Atitlan this afternoon, which is reputed to be stunningly beautiful.
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