Nebaj

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After some reading in a guide book and a bit of wrangling, Mom convinced me to go with her as she satisfied her curiosity about Santa Cruz's smaller neighbor, Nebaj. Situated in a dramatic setting about two and a half hours North, I admit I was glad to see it. With each little jump from home base, you get a bit more of the big picture.

After passing through Sacapulas the next hour or so was pure ascent! I don't think we lost a meter of altitude until we could see the town about half an hour away from atop a high ridge. From there, it was all downhill until we arrived at the bus terminal about three blocks off the central square. After a bit of wandering we found a hotel on the route out of town toward Chajul and, after getting a room, set out for a hike in the dreary waning daylight.

After following a dirt road along an ever-growing creek for about an hour we came across a series of picturesque waterfalls punctuated by breathtaking pastoral hillscape and culminating in perhaps a three-story waterfall set in a cornfield. Idyllic.