Blogs from Flores, Petén Region, Guatemala, Central America Caribbean - page 18

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The answer is one more. No honestly it's true. I feel i should share an interesting experience with you. On a recent trip to a market town - Chichicastenango (3 hours away from where we were in Lago de Atitlan) we were on a 36 seater bus but peaked at more than 70 people. We both unfortunatley ended up as the third person on a two person seat and then a rather rotund lady decided she would squeeze in the middle of the seats which is only 30cm wide and wedge herself. This actually was quite comfortable for me as i no longer had to hold on as i literally couldn't move! Good hey! Guatemala had been so fantastic i'm not sure where to start. The bonus has been that as public transport isn't actually any ... read more


We left Mexico with a long slow drive to the border. Roads aren't too bad here but when they have speed bumps at every village that are only a couple of Kms apart, it is quite a long drive. Our trip seemed to incur multiple additional costs which left us a bit annoyed and our driver was particularly rude. To cross into Guatemala we had to take a boat ride in a long dug out canoe for 30mins up the Rio Usumacinta. Our bus driver in Guatemala couldn't have been more different than the one we had left in Mexico. He was Guatemalan and had perfect English with a strong American accent and couldn't have been more helpful. We were heading to Flores which is a small island sitting in the middle of Lago (lake) de ... read more
Tikal from above
Gran Plaza
Matt the ant


Well sorry its been so long since the last blog.....but its hard to keep up with when you get to a town and want to see everything....and not spend time on the computer (which also costs money). We have met up with two friends from Bellingham, and have been to two more countries since the last time we posted. The drive out of Oxaca was amazing and I couldnt stop turing my head towards the wonderful view of cacti forests (much different than Baja), rivers, mountains and the amazing sunset behind me...in fact there were a couple times I think I almost went over the edge of the road trying to look at the views...but thankfully remained on the road crusing through the beautiful country. After Oxaca we stayed in a really cute and colorful town ... read more


Back in the jungle and up some crazy old temples.... read more
Our roof terrace
Back in the jungle
Great view from the top of the scary high temple


We have a few minutes b4 we will be leaving for Tikal, so Frederic is downloading some photos for the blog and I'm "allowed" to write on his blog. ;) As Frederic said, we have had 5 days of continuous PISS weather, but we were lucky that we only saw the rainy side of the tropical storm...! First, we spent a few days in Livingston, the Carribean side of Guatemala and a place where the Garifuna people live. Garifuna are black people (descendants of African slaves brought to the Carribean), but have a specific language and culture, different from other Carribean people and VERY different from anything I have seen in Guatemala up to now. Unfortunately, there is little opportunity to actually meet or be with "real" Garifuna in the town itself... most Garifuna have been ... read more
On the way to Livingston
La Playa
La Playa2


Hi! A quick note to tell you we had about 5 days of continuous tropical rain!!! There was a Hurricane with tropical depression in Costa Rica called Alma and apparently now there is one called Arturo in the Yucatan. We are just in the middle of these location so we got A LOT of rain! It started in Livingston, Carribean town. So we moved on hoping to avoid the rain but it is all over Guatemala and even in most of Central America. Today it seems dryer, but still between 85 en 99% of humidity and temperatures around 25 degrees. Voila, today we leave for Tikal as we can't keep waiting for the sun Foto's later Kisses from Frederic and Nadja... read more


Ok. folks...This is my first entry, actually I'll be going to Guatemala, Belize and the Yucatan peninsula to see the Mayan ruins I'll be in LA for a week to see friends and then proceed to central america... read more


Hola!! How are you all? well, we're in Guatemala at the moment and its boling hot here! In fact it keeps getting hotter each country we go to... Cuba seems like such a long time ago now, but i think Simon promised in his last blog our thoughts on the country....I'll keep it brief...well....in some ways Cuba is quite under-developed. It was a bit of a shock to see all the houses are all falling apart, the roads have holes in them, there are no shops and in the few that exist there is no stock (going into a Mexican supermarket was like a wonderland!) and the cars are from the 1950s. But in some ways its a society to look up to...everyone is quite educated, its so safe to walk around and the people are ... read more


Hey there ladies and gents, The boys and I have recently left the beautiful Belize and have now arrived in Guatemala! Our first stop in Belize was the farming town of Orange Walk. Its industry is based on sugar cane farming but it is known globally for the stunning Mayan ruins at Lamini. we decided to fork out for the 1 and half hour boat ride into the jungle to see the ruins and were not dissapointed! We saw crocs, monkeys and an array of things u wouldn't find on your average day out on the Fulham Palace Rd! unfortunatly we made the error of travelling at night to our next stop.....Belize City. Imagine Harlem but with more guns, more poverty and less police. Added to that we could not have stood out more...well at least ... read more
Genti and Joe on Lamanai Jungle Boat Ride
Genti praising Lamanai´s Main Temple
Genti and Brad on top of Lamanai Temple


Beinvenido, ¿como esta? i just wanted to use an upside down question mark :o) well, i've been awake since about 4a.m. We had booked a sunrise tour to Tikal, but as with the other thing i wanted to see at Palenque, it didnt work out, the alarm didnt function as it should, so we missed it, and in the process blew 15$. A typically successful effort, and we cant go during the day as its sooooo hot, even the locals are sweating, and you just cant move, let lone clamber around on ruins, so we'll either have to come back or miss it. I think i mentioned we were doing a tour. it was the best hog darn day for ages, thanks to where we went and the lax attitude of the guides, Floyd and David. ... read more
The Jump
Lago de Yaxha
Crocodillo




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