Hello.
I am now sitting in the courtyard of the hotel
where I am staying in Guatemala City, in Guatemala
and I'm about to have some breakfast
before the group heads out to Antigua,
I'm here with Hopscotch The Globe and Vivid Roots
and we're here for a volunteer project.
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My name is Diego, I have been guiding people since 2009,
Antigua is my hometown.
For me it's going to be a pleasure to show you around.
What is happening?
We just got to our hotel here in Antigua.
We're gonna drop off our stuff
and then we're gonna go do a little walking tour
and get to know the city.
Closer to me but I want that car gone.
I want that car gone, can you exit that car please?
Can somebody please remove the car?
There are 332 steps
that we are going to take, these are steps
that we are taking right now to go up to the lookout.
What are we going to be looking at there?
I'm not sure, we'll see.
Apparently it's worth it.
We made it to the top.
The real name of Antigua is Santiago de Guatemala,
was the second official town founded by the Spanish people
We are doing a group shot right now.
Trying to get this group organized.
One, two, three, Cheddar
I'm vegan.
Vegan Cheddar.
We're like a show for all these people.
We are on our way back down and into the town
where we're gonna walk a little bit more
and learn about the history of Antigua.
And then we're gonna have some free time so we can chill,
and hopefully we're gonna have lunch soon.
Where are we now?
Santo Domingo.
-Santo Domingo. -Santo Domingo.
It was a monastery
The monastery was from 1726.
The monastery, it has changed now.
What you see inside is a hotel and restaurant.
The hotel and restaurant, it is open since 1922.
These two skeletons were found by the wedding chapel .
Wow.
So, there is a man and there is a woman.
This place is really beautiful and peaceful
I love how its mix of the greenery and the ruins.
So we're about to have lunch at La Fonda de la Calle Real.
Whoo.
This is traveling in 2018.
I just bought a bunch of gifts for all the people who contributed.
Because I bought so many things and we are volunteers here,
the guy who sold me all of the gifts,
he actually gave me a bracelet,
the blue jade stone, so that's pretty cool.
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For now, I'm gonna go.
So, I will see you when I see you, bye!
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