Wicoy: Como una calabaza pequeña, tal vez 15 cm de diametro, verde y blanco y es mucho más fino que la calabaza. Para comer es parecido a un calabacín. Bastante rico. (Gracias a Guatesol por la información.) Rafael nos relata la riqueza natural de su tierra natal. Rica en frutas, verduras, y paisajes naturales.

Nuestro amigo Rafael regresa para platicarnos sobre su país de origen y su cultura. Como bien lo dice él mismo, la cultura maya se perpetua en Guatemala a través de su lenguaje y sus costumbres.

In Guatemala, people of Mayan descent not only retain various native forms of dress, but they also speak dialects of the Mayan language, a language many people wrongly presume to be long lost to history. Rafael treats us to some examples of words and phrases in this language, and also explains some of the particulars of traditional dress.

Marriage and children bring with them needs and responsiblities that a soltero doesn’t have. Rafael hopes to grow his small pharmacy into a cadena of drug stores that he can use to benefit his wife and kids. To raise the necessary capital, Rafael is working abroad for a few years.