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Posted 12-09-2009 at 09:19 PM by Norm (Norm's Travels)
Day 5 - Dec 7, 2009 - Visit the Bank before going to Tikal
Banking In Guatemala
Monday morning is not a good day to go to the Bank in Guatemala. I hear Fridays are just as bad. People line up outside for hours waiting for the bank to open so that they can do whatever they couldn't do over the weekend. I was desperately low on cash. I needed to get some money and complete 3 other errands all before my 9 am bus to Tikal's Mayan ruins.
In the end I was able to buy my replacement digital camera, an overpriced ripoff memory stick for the same camera and some snacks for the day's excursion. The first bank I tried however would not exchange my travelers checks. I ran down the street in desperation and passed...
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