Today after school today we went to Hocotenango, a neighboring town of Antigua. We walked around town, stopping at the local cemetery. Instead of being underground, the caskets are placed in family boxes (I'm not sure what they're called), most of which can fit six or seven caskets. We only saw a few ground plots.
When I first read about hostels, I pictured a big jail cell with a lot of bunk beds, where you had to sleep with your stuff so people wouldn't steal it. However, our hostel in Antigua is much different than that. While it is definitely no Marriott, it's worth the $12 a night. We have our own room (no bunk beds...) with a door padlock so nobody steals our stuff. Many of the guests here are other backpackers who have their own laptops and are not likely to steal ours even if they could. There are two shared bathrooms/showers, and a shared kitchen. Our room is pretty old and dingy compared to mid-range hotels that I've stayed at before. The bed linens look 15-20 years old, and our tiny room has one electrical outlet and a cement floor. But it has served us well for the past week. A strange thing about Antigua (and Guatemala in general) is that you can't flush the toilet paper. All dirty toilet paper must go in the wastebasket. The old pipes here have cracked from various earthquakes, so the paper catches on the rough edges and builds up inside the pipes (which obviously creates issues). Do you know how hard it is to break a habit? Try NOT dropping your toilet paper in the bowl. Today after school today we went to Hocotenango, a neighboring town of Antigua. We walked around town, stopping at the local cemetery. Instead of being underground, the caskets are placed in family boxes (I'm not sure what they're called), most of which can fit six or seven caskets. We only saw a few ground plots. I'm always surprised at how resourceful Guatemalans can be. I might try this next one at home.
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