I woke up at 4:15. So annoyed with being stuck in a hotel i went out on a walk to take pictures of the city. The bus system is amazing here. First they are decked out old school buses, with flames and names and colorful paint jobs. They speed down the street like the Caribbean vans in flatbush honking their horns and crossing 3 lanes of traffic with a dude or multiple dudes hang out the door with his arm signaling to get over and shouting something to the walkers on the street. The light was horrible and they moved to fast to get any good pictures.



Then i walked around this area, kinda on guard because folks say guatemala has a very rising crime rate. But i figured the criminals weren't awake yet. So i walked around and honestly i was more freaked out by all the security guards with their big guns that looked scary enough to blow up a small town. Yeah. Anyway, the street culture is alive and well here. Everyone out selling coffee in plastic barrels and eggs and roast chicken and beans in a plasic tub, pastries in a wicker basket. There is a shoe shine on every block. It's full life.