Guatemala Day 6: Cultural Show

This evening some local teens put on a cultural show. Very nicely done although the music cuts could have stood some work. At times they ended their dance and left us hanging without a cadence to the music.

They began with a Mayan blessing of the space including, incense from a local tree.

The first part of the show was Mayan traditional dancing.

Modern Guatemala is a mixture of many different cultures including that of Seville, Spain. Steve had told me about a cultural show he had seen on a previous visit with these very full skirts. I'm sure my granddaughter would love one.

At the end of the show, they invited us to join them. Some of our people really had the moves, including our guide Guillermo in the foreground

Day 6 was supposed to be the long drive back past Guatemala City to Antigua. Wake up call was 5 AM with suitcases outside our doors by 5:30 for a departure at 6:30.

We departed on time. But thanks to social media, a few miles up the road Guillermo got word that a town along the way is disgruntled about not receiving the road improvements they have been promised for the past ten years. Can't say that I blame them. There is a demonstration in town--including blockading the highway until 2PM. The "alternate route" is not tenable, so we had the choice of sitting in the bus at the road block in the middle of nowhere for hours or returning to the hotel. Guess which one we chose?

We got our rooms back. I had been sorry not to spend more time exploring the beautiful grounds. Now we have the opportunity. Of course, this means we won't reach Antigua until midnight. The reason for the early departure was to avoid Guatemala City rush hour. I guess we will do that, but on the opposite side of the rush than intended. Adventure. :-)

I had intended to go for a walk when I finished getting the blog up. Of course, as I finish, the rain begins. Can't complain after such a beautiful day yesterday.