Ciudad de Guatemala a Quetzaltenango (Xela)

Pictures from the bus ride to Quetzaltenango, which is shortened to Xela (pronounced shay-la). Xela is in the mountains so there are really no straight roads and our bus was constanly tipping from side to side as the driver tooks the turns as fast as he could without turning us over. At one point I was planning what I would hang on to if we started to tip. But we didn't. :)
The bus was really loud, but I was trying to sleep so I didn't take a lot of pictures. Just a few choice (or really not that choice) shots of random towns in the mountains:

I think it's interesting that entire buildings become advertisements here. This is a local phone company. Actually this is my phone company. If you want my number because you like spending a lot of money on phone calls let me know. :)
 
I also love local politics. If you notice this whole ad is orange. Parties are often identified by colors here probably because a large percentage of the population is illiterate or speaks a language other than Spanish (much more common in rural communities).