Day: January 23, 2008

Girl in the North Country

Luis tuc-tuc’d me to school right on time but I never reached my Arco of Learning because of an unexpected field trip with Silvia and a few others. The first stop, 1.5 hours and 1500 feet of elevation gain later, was IximchĂ©, an archaeological site inhabited by the Maya from 1500 BC until they were driven out by conquistadores 3000 years later. While a fraction of the scale and magnificence of Tikal, these ruins were […]

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