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agua pura
bottled water
aguardiente
cane alcohol or moonshine
aguas termales
hot springs
alcalde
mayor
alfombra
a colorful carpet made of sawdust and flowers central to Holy Week celebrations
in Antigua and elsewhere in Guatemala
altense
a resident of Quetzaltenango
al tiempo
referring to drinks at room temperature
altiplano
the highlands
artesanías
handicrafts
avenida
avenue
ayudante
in cheap public buses, the man who helps the driver in collecting fares and help-
ing passengers with baggage
bajo
lowland swampy areas of the Petén lowlands
balneario
a bathing or swimming hole
baño compartido/general
shared bath (in reference to accommodations)
baño privado
private bathroom
barranco
a ravine
baule
a leatherback turtle
billares
pool or billiards
billete
a banknote or bill
bistec
beef steak
bolo
drunk; also
borracho
brujo
a male witch or sorcerer
cajero automático
automated teller machine (ATM)
calle
street
camioneta
a second-class bus
campesino
peasant farmer
canícula
a brief one- or two-week dry spell during the rainy summer months of July/
August
cantina
a seedy bar
caoba
mahogany
casa de huéspedes
a guesthouse
cayuco
canoe
cerveza
beer
champa
thatched-roof, wall-less structure
chapín/chapina
what Guatemalans call themselves
chichicaste
a stinging plant somewhat like poison ivy
chiclero
a tapper of chewing-gum resin of the jungle Petén region
