A Million Shades of Green
Fact #1: Right now is winter in Guatemala as it is located in the Northern Hemisphere. You might not be believe this by looking at the photo above. Fact #2: Guatemala is a tropical country with a temperate weather. The reason for the pleasant temperatures is the high altitude where most of the towns are located; somewhere between 1,000 to 2,000 meters above the sea level (See the satellite map of Southern Guatemala). Fact #3: The rainy season last well over six months, thus it provides enough water to keep the whole country with a million shades of green year round. Fact #4: There are 33 volcanoes in Guatemala, a tiny piece of land of 108,890 km² (42,042 sq miles), which provide all the rich volcanic soil for the coffee and vibrant vegetation. Fact #5: Guatemala has large underground waterbeds which provide enough water for the plants and flowers to bloom constantly. The photo above is a tiny sampler of greens.
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February 13th, 2007
Interesting data. Is cheep to visit Guatemala?
Poly
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February 13th, 2007
Poly, it is very inexpensive to travel to Guatemala and the whole trip once in Guatemala can be cheap as well.
February 13th, 2007
Wow! then Guatemala is an absolutely nice place to stay! This picture is gorgeous!
February 13th, 2007
GLORIOUS pool! Love it! Is it yours?
February 13th, 2007
I love pools and that pool looks so inviting!
February 13th, 2007
Dsole, I guess I know where you’re going for your next vacation.
Lessie, Haha—you are so funny. I wish I had a pool.
Jane, yes indeed. I wish I can do some laps there.
February 13th, 2007
Beautiful shot; great composition and lovely colours.
February 13th, 2007
Kate: Are you enjoying this great weather in Mexico too?
February 15th, 2007
I wish I would be in that pool now. Hi from rainy and cloudy Istanbul
February 15th, 2007
Oya: Welcome to the DP community. I will follow your trips around Istanbul.
February 18th, 2007
just dreaming!
October 22nd, 2007
[...] Some of the readers have tried to pegged me with a specific color, which I think, is more their liking than mine. I have said nothing. For instance, Lessie thought that my favorite color was yellow and Manolo mentioned that I was in my red period. But if you come often to this site, you will know that I am a Panza Verde at heart, even though I am from GuateCity. See it is impossible not to like green in Guatemala, especially when there are a million shades of green. [...]
May 23rd, 2008
[...] tell you otherwise… do not believe their words. Guatemalans will try to convince you that the Winter season just began… these people are cunning, believe them not! Guatemalans will even tell you that [...]
July 25th, 2008
[...] gravileas shadow trees in the lower half and all kinds of trees in the upper half. Like I said in A Million Shades of Green: “Fact #3: The rainy season last well over six months, thus it provides enough water to keep [...]