The tourists that come here to Guatemala come here to visit the ancient Mayan ruins. Also the Indian markets here have a large and lush countryside. This place has lakes and volcanoes that remind you of the many decades of civil war. The last few years though have resulted in the government becoming more stable politically and economically. . The country is known for its cosmopolitan attractions as well. The tourism industry in Guatemala is on the rise. The locals here have paid special attention to making this place grow into a major tourism hub.  The city has a population of about thirty thousand people. There is also a special tourism police force that is in play here that come fully equipped and trained in English. These tourism police  [...]

The inhabitants of Playon Chico in Panama are called the Kuna Indians. These people hold an ancient belief that the people here have a good and bad spirit. So, for the spirit to reach heaven after death, the Kuna women march up the jungle slope all the way to the hilltop where the graveyard is. This is how they give company to their deceased and ensure that they never get lonely. When Carlos Owens (a local from here) died, the women in his family lounged in hammocks that were attached into the poles that supported the roof of his grave; the shelters were usually filled with smoke from the pots of incense which the older women of the group place on the grave. The much younger women work on molas which is layered into long fabrics and then cut  [...]