Comments on: Livingston: The Other Side of Guatemala

By: Nomadic Interviews: Uncornered Market

Nomadic Interviews: Uncornered Market — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:57:30 +0000

[...] quite traveled, but here are a couple of suggestions for “off the beaten track” places:Livingston, Guatemala is a regular stop for people coming over for a day trip. However, we spent a week there and found it [...]

By: Bill M

Bill M — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:00:54 +0000

FYI: the actual name of the town referred to as Rio Dulce is Fronteras.

By: Audrey Scott

Audrey Scott — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:43:28 +0000

@Amanda and Mega: Glad you enjoyed the article! We certainly enjoyed our time at Rasta Mesa with you and the other musicians. Good luck with all the great plans to expand your business and get more involved with the community!

By: Amanda and Mega

Amanda and Mega — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:28:24 +0000

Hey you guys,
Thanks for the nice article about livingston and Rasta Mesa. We hope you enjoyed your time, and it was fun to see the video. Take care, Amanda and Mega

By: Audrey Scott

Audrey Scott — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:45:18 +0000

@Mike: Thanks for clarifying. The language spoken amongst the Garifuna is their own language that is an Arawak language. The language spoken with tourists like us is a sort of pidgen English. We’ve made the clarification above.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:04:55 +0000

The language is not a pidgin English it is a full language called Garifuna. It is an Arawak language which was spoken by the Carribean Indians who first lived in Cuba, St. Vincent, and the rest of the area. In fact the garifuna people are as much if not more an indigenous people as they are African.

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:51:43 +0000

@brian: The African cultural influence on Central and South America definitely adds another dimension to the region.
@jen: Eating is important to us. Food (and the way it is eaten) says a lot about a culture.
@blaz: Thanks. We figure we ought to provide some proof that we alive…from time to time.

By: Blaz Miklavic

Blaz Miklavic — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:15:07 +0000

Enjoyed the history expanation too. Great also both of the videos. Also nice to see and hear you guys “in motion”. Keep well!

By: jen laceda

jen laceda — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:07:40 +0000

I absolutely enjoyed the brief history lesson there. The list of eateries on your Practicalities section seem like they’ve been “well-researched” (aka eaten) by you two

By: brian from nodebtworldtravel.com

brian from nodebtworldtravel.com — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:36:09 +0000

Great post! There are lots of stories like that about people of African descent in Central and South America. Nobody wanted them around and they are part of the local society today, but more so on the outside looking in.