3 March 2024

My ride is here!!

William arranged for a “tuk tuk” to take me around San Juan! A “bahajh” as he called it. The driver – Gabriel – could not have finished high school. I asked him which grade he is in. He said he is 19 years old. I told him I don’t buy a word of it. So, he showed me his license. This April 1st is his 20th birthday!!

Also, found out what this “bahajh” is all about. It is a Bajaj auto rickshaw from India! The town is filled with bright red Bajaj auto rickshaws all over. Later, I found out that many of the motorbikes here are Bajaj Pulsars. In fact, William told me how Mahindra and Mahindra has started taking market share away from Toyota in truck segment.

Indian automobile industry seems to be doing very well here.

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3 March 2024

Learnt a local custom

There were a few places where I saw green pine leaves strewn on the streets. I asked William about it. And I learnt that it is a local culture to say “Welcome!” No wonder I saw them right as we stepped off the jetty and also in front of the church!

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3 March 2024

Let’s get a boat

Instead of sitting by the lake, we decided to get in the lake. In fact, the ever resourceful William called his friend over to take us to San Juan. It would have taken us over two hours by road. We just cut across the water in 25 minutes. A distance of about 15 km. I am told the towns around Lake Atitlan are all named after the 12 Apostles. Our target is San Juan.

We had the boat all to ourselves!!

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