The backyard of the hotel.
View from the bus up to Xela. We waited at some sort of blockade with these folks in the microbus, for like an hour. No idea why. We just sort of sat there while our driver talked to some random guys controlling some sort of thing that ruins your tires if you drive over it.
Graffiti in Zona 1, Guatemala City, near the Plaza Nacional. "VIVA CHAVEZ. Muerte a las Yankees." "ABORTO LEGAL."
I've read that LA's 18th Street Gang has made it to Guatemala (and the rest of Central America) as a result of US deportations. Saw some 18th Street graffiti here in Xela Wednesday - it was really weird.
Mili has taken a liking to my camera. I don't know the lady in the second shot, but I really like the photo.
Hey, so Oakland almost went up in riots yesterday? It's sort of sad to say that when I saw the headlines about it, I didn't read the articles since it didn't sound particularly surprising. But today I heard about the "near-riots" and decided to look into it more. It sounds like an almost execution-style killing:
At least four cell phone cameras held by passengers on the train idling next to the platform captured images of Mr. Grant lying face down when Transit Officer Johannes Mehserle, 27, pulls his gun and fires a single shot. Mr. Mehserle looks up at another officer, and then handcuffs Mr. Grant.
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Headline today in the Times of London: Israel Accused of Killing 30 After Shelling Safe House:
"The United Nations has accused Israel of evacuating scores of Palestinians into a house in the suburbs of Gaza City, only to shell the property 24 hours later, killing some 30 people."
2 comments:
Xela is adorable!
yay pictures! xela has quite an eye!
the violence in oakland and the mid-east is very sad, and i don't know what to do.
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