The town of Nebaj in Guatemala's central highlands doesn't get a lot of tourists. This map on a wall was the closest thing to a tourist office brochure, so we took a picture of it and carried that around.
Melissa dressed by market vendors in the traditional women's clothing of Nebaj
White embroidery on striped fabric is characteristic of Nebaj
A fountain and purple jacaranda trees in the center of Nebaj
![This plaque marks the "palace of the Captain Generals [viceroys] of the King of Guatemala [Spain?] for 231 years this city was the metropolis of Central America." We're not sure what history this refers to, but it sounds impressive.](https://theslowroad.org/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Ftheslowroad.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fnebaj%2Fguatemala-176.jpg&h=600&q=100&f=.jpg)
This plaque marks the "palace of the Captain Generals [viceroys] of the King of Guatemala [Spain?] for 231 years this city was the metropolis of Central America." We're not sure what history this refers to, but it sounds impressive.