Mayanet

The internet is alive and well in the 3rd world, as people are figuring out how to get high-speed access. For me, the name "Mayanet" captures the strange juxtaposition of modern technology and ancient Indian culture at Lake Atitlan, where Mac Powerbooks coexist with hand weaving, and boats on the lake are powered by both rowing and outboard motors. Satellite or dial-up is available in Santiago and Panajachel. One of the students at the high school in Panajachel assured me that the school is technologically up-to-date. We had a power outage at Mom and Paul's one evening during our visit, but Paul says there hasn't been one since. Besides, we have them fairly regularly here in the Mid-Ohio Valley due to winds and flooding and whatever else (there was an outage here a week after we returned from Guatemala).