Cannot believe I leave a week today - I want to stay another month, amazing considering having my passport and all avenues for acquiring money stolen. I spent the whole day in Guatemala City yesterday, acquiring a new passport and talking to Visa about unlocking my work vcredit card and sending emergency cash. It is a long story I will tell later on. The Guatemalam people are so friendly, a young woman in a bank actually lent me her cell phone to call visa and because I kept getting cut off I ended up calling about 3 times. Anyway, I have put it behind me and carrying on. Back to wandering Antigua, doing a laundry, sightseeing and taking pictures, today I am back at Casa Jackson in the afternoon. I still plan to go to Lake Atilan and Chichi on the weekend. My host family have taught me how to keep money in 3 places, carry a copy of my passport and leave the original at home. I am getting smarter!
Did an amazing city tour - the main industry in Guatemala after coffee, sugar and rum is remittance (Guatemalans working outside the country and sending money home). This brings in 3.8 billion dollars!
Wow, very interesting stats. Glad you're getting some good tips from the locals on how to carry valuables when in the city. Have a great time at Lake Atilan and Chichi. Enjoy your last week there!
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