Next one from Sean, now in Peru.
“skipping down off the volcano i made it on to my flight to san salvador for my one hour layover before flying down to lima, peru. well, not really, since the flight was late and we missed the next one. a whole angry mob started growling at the airline people, yet this tall, interesting fellow and i seemed the only ones unperturbed. we got to talking and it turns out aleksi is a ukrainian raw foodist who had just come from LA bearing some of my favorite snack goodies and to-go food from RAWvolution, where i used to work.. crazy world. so i munched on raw vegan deep dish pizza and then the airlines put us up in a four star hotel and compensated us for everything. it turns out san salvador is in el salvador, which we got to explore for the afternoon. since they lost my bag for a day, the airlines gave me another $100.. lovely luck.
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Categories: Feature · From Guatemala to Peru
Tagged: bong people, cusco, lima, machu piccu, mayan calendar, peru, sandwich people, Yoga
This is the first mail I got from Sean T, who I met together with his friend Stacey in Barcelona several years ago, where we were talking about vegetarian food and yoga places in Berlin and Barcelona. Since Barcelona is a very spiritual place with all sorts of yoga, tantra, vegetarian, vegan and raw food activists, it was just normal that a German speaking American and an English and Spanish speaking German with a similar interest in those things ran into each other. However, we exchanged mails as Sean went back to the states and since then I get once or twice a year long virtual letters with all sorts of incredible and funny stories from around the world, when Sean is following his spiritual path in India or like now Guatemala and Peru. I’m glad to receive those stories, as they remind me that there is more than just the routine we sometimes tend to fall in. So I asked him to share them with you and he happily agreed!
“hola!
i spent my last moments in the states hanging out with a beautiful friend and going to yoga rather than packing… yet the bag was somehow filled and i hopped on a plane and off in guatemala city the next morning. right outside the aeroporto waited some dude named victor from north hollywood who drove me to antigua where i immediately paid way too much and had to wait too long for my next shuttle to san marcos. this was actually perfect as i was then able to follow a yoga mat and its owner to yoga class, decompressing my body from the overnight flight.
lake atitlan is in the mountains of guatemala, home to lots of mayans (many of whom hike around carrying ridiculous loads of cement, cinderblocks, or other heavy bags on their back all the time) and twelve towns forming a ring around the lake. san marcos is the village known for it´s peace, tranquility, and healing arts. one main road runs through town, dividing the three local barios (neighborhoods) on the mountain above from the quaint cobbled paths below upon which most of the town´s businesses are located. here one finds restaurants and guesthouses, lots of healers and a few shops on the way down to the lake. the wandering paths are covered with lush vegetation, flowers and fruit trees, giving a jungle like atmosphere to the place.
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Categories: From Guatemala to Peru
Tagged: guatemala, healing art, kinesiology, peru, raw food, san marcos, vegetarian, Yoga
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