The games were based in the IRTRA de Retalhulue resort about 2 hours south of the Guatemala city. This is a luxury 5 star resort set in vast grounds with two theme parks adjoining.
Belize was competing against chess players from Guatemala, Nicaragua and Honduras.
between the rounds there was plenty of time to have fun in the water park:
and then back to the concentration on the board:
back to fun- trip to the toy museum:
walk in the park:
.. then back to chess again and making friends with players from other countries
As for those chess games, they needed a real muscle strength!
There were a lot of beautiful things that they saw, and memories will last for years!
and even they had a lot of fun,, it is nice to be back home!
The whole trip lasted 1week, and in addition to an incredible chess experience that our players gained, the cultural and social value of this trip is of even more importance! These kind of trips open their eyes, raise curiosity, allow them to make new friends and learn how to switch from fun to concentration and enjoy both.
During the trip Pedro Pixabaj, Jose Teul and David Coombs( coaches/chaperones) made sure that despite of full days of events, all the players kept their journals and did the homework assignments that they were given from their schools.
Congratulations to our international travel pioneers!
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