Good day everyone, I hope all is going well for each one of you who is reading this. Here at home rainy season is coming to and end but we just go hit by a storm so it has been unusually gloomy and rainy. On this post I want to share some shots I captured on a recent trip where we where detoured and a 9 hour trip became 16 hours 😅😌. We were traveling from Lake Atitlan in Guatemala towards Chiapas in Mexico. I have to admit that although it took longer than expected I enjoyed the ride, especially the sights. I love looking out the window and contemplating nature, architecture, people and all the sights that you are offered when on the road. Here are some of my sights... enjoy🤗
You can see the rear view mirror decorated with religious symbols. Although it may not be the first thing that comes to your mind, driving can be a risky and lonely job. On the road drivers face the darkness of the night, car repairs, vandals and the possibility of causing or being caught in a car wreck. They never know for sure of they will be returning home. It is very usual in Latin America for drivers to place in their vehicles religious symbols and good omen talismans to protect them while they go on the road.
The geography of the landscape was fairly flat with mountains far on the horizon. As in Guatemala in the south of Mexico and if I am not mistaken in all of Mexico, corn crops are predominant. It is not for nothing that we, the Mayans, are known as people of corn. Watching the sunset turn into night is also a gift that we rarely get the chance to appreciate and this trip gave me that opportunity.
A local pharmacy. As I mentioned before I delight in observing everything and among all is the architecture of each place. In this particular part of the earth we enjoy color a great deal. You can see that by observing our cemeteries, the towns and businesses, too. Also we enjoy customizing and adding a bit of humor to our facades, being that of a home our our family owned business. Here you can observe the dolphin on the right and he is voicing out a slogan promoting the medicine sold at this drugstore.