On September 15, 1821, Guatemala first celebrated its independence from Spain. (Or, according to some grumpy old men, it's "independence.") Now, this independence is celebrated with high school parades and festivals in the parks. I got up (much too early) to watch some of the parade - but you can only watch five or six high school bands before it gets really boring, even in Guatemala. In the afternoon, I wandered around Parque Central - there were THOUSANDS of people listening to speeches, watching the bands, eating street food (I was jealous, but I only had an hour before dinner), and enjoying their day off from work. All in all, an independence day not that different from our own ... although the fireworks were substantially less impressive.
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