We took a boat across Lake Atitlan from Panajachel to Santiago.
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When we got off the boat, we were swarmed by villagers...trying to sell us things. These two guys were persistent, they wanted to be our guides.
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Mark was in need of a banos (pronounced: ban-yose) (translation: bathroom). These guys understood and spoke English. They offered to find him a banos. After Mark paid the owner of the banos two quetzales for the privilege of using it, they became our guide.
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Francisco (left) and Antonio (right) led us through the village to where Maximon, the Mayan god of vices, was residing.
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Francisco was easily distracted and wandered off frequently, but Antonio took his job very seriously. If we went into a shop, and the owner suggested a price for something, Antonio would tell us in English if it was a good price or "dat's a too mucha". By the end of the day, Mark and I were ready to smuggle him home in our suitcase.
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