AdventuresOfTheWartas

Mexico City a quick stopover on the way to Mickey We arrived late in Mexico city after yet another very comfortable, and unfortunately, last bus trip in Mexico. They saved the best for last (if you ask Dillon) as he was very excited when 5 minutes before the bus left the Dominoes delivery man (no kidding) came into the bus to sell Pizzas. Being the good parents we are (and because we wanted him to be quiet) he was munching on a fresh pepperoni Pizza in no time. It was dark by the time we left our new hotel and we headed for the central plaza which adorns the huge cathedral. There we saw one of the natural spectacles of Mexico. A demonstration. Thousands of demonstrators were marching through the plaza with hundreds of policemen watching ... read more

Ok so now there is delaying something and then there is this. Its now over 1 1/2 years since we came back and I finally sit down to write this. Main driver is that I got around to starting the photo books for the trip. Talk about procrastinating... Anyway here is my recollection of what happened Puebla Nice town, colonial buildings and loads of churches. You get the picture. This time its surrounded by a large city. We only stayed 2 nights but we had a good time enjoying the local food, wandering around the cities and admiring the soldiers with their vehicle mounted machine guns. Wait what? Yes this is also Mexico. A couple of days before we arrived there were large protests and some looting over the most important pressing issue that this world ... read more

We left Caye Caulker to head towards Mexico. It was an uneventful trip apart from that our bus ran out of petrol right in the no man's land between Belize and Mexico. Luckily the Belizeans are very organized and we were whisked away in the back (no seats) of a mini van in no time. Bacalar We stopped in Bacalar as we had enough from sitting on buses and it has a big lake with pretty surroundings and clear water (good for jumping into off the dock). It was a good start to Mexico as we found a really nice accommodation, the small town was pleasant and we had finally our first real Mexican tacos. Not to forget are the first of many cerveza. Kellie ended up in hospital here. Not to worry though it wasn't ... read more

We spent a whole day traveling back from Copan/Honduras to the Caribbean coast of Guatemala to a Rasta/Afro town called Livingston. This journey involved two tuk tuks, three chicken buses (complete with vitamin selling sales men, Christian preachers, burrito sellers) and a small speed boat ride. The boat was fun however we missed some of the most superb coastal scenery given the storm we were riding through. We had plastic tarps over our heads to keep us dry that somewhat limited the visibility. Once we arrived in Livingston we went on yet another boat ride to our final destination. Sweet river Rio Dulce is a very beautiful river which makes its way via a large inland lake to the Caribbean sea. The boat trip is spectacular along high white lime stone cliffs or so we were ... read more

The misleading town - Copan Ruinas After an easy trip in yet another shuttle, we arrived in Copan Ruinas which is the misleadingly named town near but not at the Copan ruins. The town is a miniature version of Antigua. A small town square, cobbled streets, nice colonial house and a generally good relaxed and laid back feel. One we arrived we ventured out to the macaw mountain bird park. It was founded to help the diminishing scarlet macaw population and provides a shelter for injured or rescued macaws. The aim is to quickly release the animals or if that is not possible to breed offspring and release them. Macaws are awesome birds with vivid red yellow or blue feathers and a huge wingspan. The park houses also other endemic bird species and we were lucky ... read more

Guatemala is with Mexico the number one reason why I wanted to come to Central America for a long time. I met quite a few travelers during my South America trip who told me great tales of this country so I hope it won't disappoint. Antigua Antigua is easily and by far the prettiest town we have seen so far. Everything is perfect from the cobblestone streets, to the well preserved houses, the ruined churches, monastery and convents. Antigua was for a long time the capital of all of Central America but the location wasn't chosen wisely. The reason for the many ruined churches is that Antigua was pretty much destroyed by an earthquake a couple of hundred years ago. The Spaniards realised the mistake of choosing this location and moved the capital to Guatemala City. ... read more