Guatemala-School on River Dulce

The owner and guide of the tour company was Gustavo Turcios (Gus). He was born in Guatemala, educated in the states, lives in New York, and runs the "Go With Gus" Tours in the winter. Gus also promotes a humanitarian cause-the acquisition of school supplies for the local children living along the river. Here a pencil and paper are scarce- a hand calculator is rare and a computer practically non existent.

One of the tour's highlights was a visit to a boarding school for kids ages 12 to 20. It consisted of thatched roof huts and buildings-looking much like a Tarzan.n movie The "kitchen" hadn't changed for ages with pots cooking on open wood fires. Beans and rice were served for three meals a day. I couldn't believe it was February, 2009. Peggy and I are planning to collect writing supplies and take then to the school on our return cruise next year. It would be great if American Students could see the adverse conditions that these students have-yet they are happy to attend and eager to learn.