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Great Info, thanks. Any info for hotels or schools in Xela (Quezaltenango) Guatemala?
I want to attend a Spanish school for at least a week.
Plan to be there on my Wee Strom inj about a week.
Anyone in the area?
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Hey Digiamo!
No, i don't know any schools in that town, but i have a friend who took one week in Guatemala, so i'll send him an email right away and ask him if it was in Xela.
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I'm with you on numbers three through five....but as for maps, I bought them as I rode all the way through Central and South America. Only time I had real trouble was Peru, where it took a couple of hours to find one. And if I'd carried them all with me from the start, I'd have had to hire a support vehicle. If you don't see them in gasolineras, find the nearest stationary store (papeleria) or bookstore (libreria). When you can, trade with other riders headed in the opposite direction.
Helpers usually get in the way, as you say--their goal is to maximize commissions and fees, which has never been exactly what I had in mind. But in some spots they can be handy if you choose wisely....and not if you don't.
enjoy,
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Originally Posted by Digiamo
Great Info, thanks. Any info for hotels or schools in Xela (Quezaltenango) Guatemala?
I want to attend a Spanish school for at least a week.
Plan to be there on my Wee Strom inj about a week.
Anyone in the area? 
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We spent two weeks in Xela at the Sacribal Spanish School which included a homestay and 3 meals a day + safe motorcycle parking for the period. The schools activities seem to be a rip-off; however we thought we got value for our money for the instruction.
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Digiamo, about the Spanish schools, my friend didn't take his course in Xela Guatemala, but in Panajachel. Not the same area. You can always check the website of IMAC ( Learn Spanish Abroad: IMAC Spanish Language Schools | Spanish Language Courses). They have schools in many different city across latin america.
Have fun!
Dan
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Amazing how different people can have different experiences! I've checked so many gas stations, convenience stores, book stores, general store, for maps, that when i say i regret not buying all my maps prior to leaving, i really mean that! But i guess i didn't look in the right places.
I found one map-tourist-info type of book here in Bogota yesterday, from which i can pull out the pages i need and leave the rest behind, and i was very happy! Beats printing GoogleMaps maps.
But i know what you mean about carrying so many maps, and that is the reason i only took my Canada and my Ontario maps with me when i left home. It was that or no spare underwear!
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We spent two weeks in Xela at the Sacribal Spanish School which included a homestay and 3 meals a day + safe motorcycle parking for the period. The schools activities seem to be a rip-off; however we thought we got value for our money for the instruction.
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Thanks Daryll, I'll consider the Sakribal, but not for the activities.
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Thanks Dan, I appreciate the reply.
I am currently in Malaque on the MX Pacific side heading south.
I'm looking for Karl Bushby, the guy walking around the world.
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