One of the special things that happened while we were at Lake Atitlan is that we met the Garcia family.

Our friends Kathe and Colleen have known them for many years and we were carrying a letter for them. When the father, Benito, discovered we were there he brought most of the family to meet us one night.

They are very open and generous family and we really enjoyed getting to know them. They invited us to their house in a nearby town for a special meal.

It's something usually only prepared for certain feast days but Rosa, Benito's wife, made it for us. It's called Pu Lik in mayan and is a corn meal and chicken stock soup that is flavored with anchiote and served with chicken and hand made tortillas on the side.

We spent the afternoon at their houses. Benito's parents live in the house in front, Benito, Rosa, their kids and grandkids live behind it. They've even taken in a 12 yo boy that was abandoned, he lives with them too. This picture has several generations in it, Benito and Rosa holding their grandchildren and Benito's mother sitting in front.

The day we were leaving Benito and Rosa came to say goodbye and they brought the one son we hadn't yet met. He works days and goes to school nights and is rarely home.

They are a great family, it was an honor to meet them.