In 1978 I visited Guatemala City briefly on my way home from Brazil. I remember researching places to stop at and for some reason, I chose here. It was a short interesting stay.
I remember being at a restaurant where some other tourists were loudly complaining that the Coca Cola was different here lol. I remember asking the hotel concierge where is a good bar to go for the evening. He directed me to a place that I went to where I was the only one there. I was probably too early as Latin Americans are notorious late nighters not eating dinner until 10 or later at night!
The third thing I remember was while walking around the city, a number of public buildings were damaged and under repair. When I looked into this, I found out there had been a major earthquake in Guatemala two years earlier.
Here is that tragic story:
I must admit it was an interesting place to visit but my whirlwind stop was too short to get to know the place and its people. The few photos I took are reproduced below. Enjoy
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