Huehuetenango - Todos Santos

Well, we stuck around in Xela long enough to have some Mothers Day communications. Then we got a chicken bus to Huehuetenango...literally a chicken bus; this woman had some chickens along with her, and they kept escaping her bag to wander around.

We got to Huehue a couple hours later and had time to grab some rice and beans at a local comedor before we got another chicken bus (figuratively speaking this time) to Todos Santos. The drive was a bit scary at times, with sheer drops to the side, but the views were lovely. We drove through the highest point in Central America, the Cuchumatanes mountain range. And we passed through lots of wee pueblos with such colourfully clothed people to be seen, as well as spotty pigs snorting all around the place.

So many people told us how beautiful Todos Santos is, with lovely mountain views and local people with gorgeous traditional outfits. Sure enough, we saw lots of both there. Unlike many other Mayan villages we've seen, the men in and around Todos Santos wear traditional outfits too. They wear bright red stripey trousers with colourful tops, and the women wear really brightly coloured skirts and tops. The clothes shops are filled with so many bright, beautiful colours. Iff liked the trousers so much, he bought a pair!

We found Todos Santos lovely to look at, but we only stayed there for one night. There wasn't much to do; we didn't yet fancy hiking, volunteering, or learning more Spanish. Plus there wasn't much exciting in the way of food, and there was no running water at our hostel. Having to go across the street and down two flights of stairs every time nature called got a bit tedious! But we look forward to exploring more of the Mam (the branch of Mayan people living in this part of Guatemala) territory.

So this morning we got a combi back to Huehue, where we're staying the night. Time to figure out what comes next...