"Xela," Guatemala!

Quetzaltenango, or Xela (shay-lah), is one of the largest cities in Guatemala. We were right next to the central park, which made things easy to get around, we mostly walked and took advantage of public transport. We enjoyed the warm days and cold nights with a little rain in between.

We stayed at the "Black Cat Hostel," which was located near the central park. The food was DELICIOUS, maybe I'm just deprived, and the rooms were okay.

Nona and I ended up having our own room, with a shared bathroom for 160Q a night. The beds weren't horrible but the walls were very thin.   

The bar/restaurant area.

The balcony outside of the rooms. 

Central Park! In Guatemala it's the rain season, which means it was mostly gloomy during our visit to Xela. The park had a lot of fun structures to see and a lot of space to sit and relax. We even got to see ballerinas preforming in the park.   

Pasaje Enrique en el Parque Central. This building was beautiful, there were restaurants, bars and travel agencies when you passed under the arch. 

Museum of Natural History

The view of the Central Park and churches form the Museum of Natural History. 

Main Cathedral, Park Central.

Inside the church.

Exploring the city with Nona.

We even visited the local cemetery in Xela, it was just as big and colorful as we imagined.

This was one of the "smaller" structures.

The hot springs of Fuentes Georginas, in Zunil! A wonderful place to relax and enjoy the hot water baths. 

The market in Xela was enormous. With its own colorful charm, vendors were fighting for your attention, people were walking in every direction and animals were running around, it was just like the markets in Antigua.