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Guatemala Day 5! Service project

Today in Guatemala we were able to spend the day doing a service project with the cooperative in San Lucas. We helped to make 5 compost beds so that the farmers could make their own fertilizer to grow the coffee trees. We all worked as a team cutting wood, hammering,...

Day 4: San Lucas!

Day 4 in Guatemala brought us yet another new adventure as we traveled from San Miguel to San Lucas which was about a 2 1/2 hour (bumpy) drive. San Lucas is where we will be doing our service project tomorrow, Thursday. After arriving, we checked into our beautiful...

Guatemala: Supermarket scavenger hunt & artisan workshops

Hola a todos! Today began with another delicious breakfast of fried eggs and bananas, fruit, and of course our favorite… coffee, courtesy of De La Gente. We then joined our tour guide, Emmy, for another round of shopping in the city. This time the journey was a...

Day 3- a day in the life of a coffee farmer

Greetings! Today we woke up as usual, bright and early and had breakfast at 7:30. Breakfast was delicious and consisted of many fruits, boiled bananas and pineapple pancakes. Yum! (Oh and of course de la gente coffee). We left after breakfast and walked to a farmers...

Day 2: Antigua

Day 2 in Antigua brought us many new experiences and adventures. We started off our morning with a tour of Antigua. Throughout the tour we were able to observe the traditions of Holy week in Guatemala.  The cross overlooks Antigua and is directly across from Volcan...