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On day 6 we drove out into the countryside to Nuevo Mexico, a village of returned refugees located about 2.5 hours West of Guatemala City, viewing more local sights along the way.
Some of the scenery along the way to Nuevo Mexico.
Black smoke belches from a bus in front of us. The buses routinely have their pollution controls removed
in order to save money on fuel.
[Photo by Joanne.]
A security guard stands with his shotgun while guarding a gas station
where we stopped on our way to Nuevo Mexico. This sight was common.
My dad has some refreshment at a cafe next to the gas station.
The kitchen at the cafe.
We stopped to arrange a police escort for the last portion of our drive to Nuevo Mexico, because armed robberies had been
occurring along our route in the remote areas. As a van full of tourists, we
would have been prime targets. The police/military barracks are visible in
the center in the distance -- the fancy white building.
[Photo by Joanne.]
A local woman carrying goods on her head.
[Photo by Joanne.]
Close-up. To help balance her
basket, she has coiled a piece of rolled-up cloth into a donut shape and
placed it on her head -- a common technique.
[Photo by Joanne.]
We head out of town behind our police escort. The white lines on
the left and right sides of the photo are cracks in the windshield of the
van.
[Photo by Joanne.]
As the road got rougher, our police escort changed to a 4-wheel drive truck,
which was better
able to navigate the washed out dirt roads. This is the view out the back of
our van.