Dec. 2013 Guatemala

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December 26th 2013

Published: August 16th 2014

After diving at the Belize Barrier Reef Bonnie and I went to Guatemala. Guatemala turned out to be one of the greatest countries I saw. Better than I had anticipated, to be honest. The trip started with getting drenched in the rain on the boat to Belize City. Also our bags got quite wet, what was a bit a problem as they didnt dry for 2-3 days...:-( We arrived in Flores, Lago Peten province, in t... Read Full Entry

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A ray of shadow...

Now we have two rays coming from the shadow of a cloud.

Nightsky

from our hostel close in Rio Dulce.

Fireworks on the evening of Dec. 21st.

On the bridge of Rio Dulce.

Fireworks on the evening of Dec. 21st.

On the bridge of Rio Dulce.

Hot springs at Finca El Paraiso

Dec.22nd morning. A great and beautiful spot. Nice hot springs, where you can see the steam from the hot spring.

Bonnie in the hot springs

It was a very nice and relaxing morning...

Hot springs at Finca El Paraiso

Beautiful and nice temperature

Hot springs seen from the path above

Steam from the hot springs

Fairy tale cloud forest on Volcan Acatenango

This is maybe the most impressive sight I could capture on the trip. Like a scene from a fairy tale. Dec. 23rd, near Antigua, Guatemala

Fairy tale cloud forest on Volcan Acatenango

what an amazing spot!

cloud forest, a massive tree in the mist

its an amazing sight to see such a huge tree which disappears in the mist.

Fairy tale cloud forest on Volcan Acatenango

Monkey paw

its a flower, looks like the paw of some monkey

Dead tree in a cloud forest on Volcan Acatenango

This was dead tree appearing and disappearing in the mist. It was also around the spot where I stopped climbing Acatenango. Bonnie made it to the top, but I couldnt. The mountaing top was still in the clouds, so she couldnt see anything. And it was wet and freezing cold...