Today we were able to wake up without our alarms, and so we slept in all the way till 8. We have both adjusted to the schedule of going to bed early and waking up early, which is a nice change of pace. We walked to some local Mayan ruins, which took only ten minutes. Cahal Pech was inhabited from 1200 BCE until the 9th century. I was struck not only by the beauty of the ruins but by the beauty of the surrounding forest. There was just so much green everywhere and it was different flora than I was used to back home. We were pretty much the only people there, and it was fun having the place to ourselves.
Afterwards we walked through Santa Elena, which is on the other side of the bridge. This area is much more local than where we are staying. There were tons of kids of all ages in school uniforms everywhere. After a having some really cheap and delicious barbequed chicken, we walked around the neighborhoods.
We have no internet but I ran up to Chuck and Caitilins hoping you'd have posted again. I bet if those ruins were here they would have been desecrated by local tagging punks it seems that locals there have a little more respect for their surroundings and culture.
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