MYTHS AND REALITIES OF LA ANTIGUA Anna, a journalist journey from Guatemala City to the town of La Antigua is no different from those roads that lead from the noise in the provincial capital's streets calm heartland. The whole path takes about 40 minutes and runs from the mountains of Valle-da-la-Hermite to the foot of three volcanoes - Agua, Fuego and Akatenando - where is the city of La Antigua. Guatemala City - the business center of this country, as befits the capital. Here, everything is kept on the trade and industry. Urban air polluted by car exhaust and clouds of black smoke that constantly hangs over the streets. If you open the machine, the toxic gases to instantly get in eyes, nose and mouth, from which it becomes hard to breathe, and mouth comes a bitter aftertaste. Endless rows of factories and auto centers, delineating lines of roads, replaced by a string of supermarkets and shops, ready to serve customers at any time of day and night, offering them everything they needed and not needed. Difficult to understand what they do huge crowds in all of this fuss. It is unlikely that they have something to buy. Rather, they just spend time together. Signs and billboards complement this picture, lost against each other and the web of electrical wires. All mixed up, and do not get anything heard in the incessant din of street traffic. Many Guatemalans live here, willy-nilly becoming part of this mess. Their house is almost completely hidden from view, but you can imagine the living conditions that they have reconciled. Complete the picture of the inconvenience caused by traffic, but the same operations can help you escape from this nightmare. Track Calzada Roosevelt, overburdened and gassy, ??goes to the west of the country in those places, where to preserve the beauty and charm of Guatemala. The volcano on La Antigua Outside the city the car flow weakens, and crowds give way to the few street vendors trying to sell homemade items and gifts of nature. Landscape begins to change. All around is gradually acquiring the features of a serene and quiet countryside. Hills and green forests are an integral part of this idyll, creeping toward the road from all sides. From time to time glimpses of pretty little houses, built of wood, palm fronds and other improvised materials. Sometimes in the field of view there are children. Some help their mothers at home, others are near the road, utterly without fear sweeping the insane speed of the buses that carry residents and tourists from the city at the heart of the wilderness. Local children Read more:
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