Blogs from Flores, Petén Region, Guatemala, Central America Caribbean - page 25

well. this is my first entry. so i guess em caught all y'all up on most of our travels. its been really awesome. maximon has been one of the most amazing experiences thus far. that blind faith, gets me every time. SOOOO.... we did tikal this morning. we got picked up at our hotel from this dynamic guy Cesar that we met at the train station in guate city. he immidiately knew we wanted to go to tikal and so when we got to flores (where we are staying) he actually took us around to different hotels to see which one we wanted to stay in. we were with two other american girls and a couple from france. we were all a bit tired from the traveling for 12 hours on a bus. we booked out ... read more

This morning we left paradise, aka Hotel Catamaran, for Flores. After one stretch break and the fruit fly search upon entering Peten department, we reached the little island of Flores. Flores is connected to the mainland by a causeway and has about 2,000 people, most of which probably work for one of the hotels, restaurants, or souvenir shops. A very quaint, laid-back town. After settling in to Hotel Sabana, Lisa gave us a short guided walk around the town, showing us the best restaurants and where we'd find an ATM. After calling home, we checked out some of the souvenir shops and then had lunch at Capitan Tortuga. Manoli had a fruit salad that was awesome. Several types of fresh fruit artisitically cut and arranged to look like 2 fish! I had a plate of ... read more

We reluctantly left Caye Caulker, Belize. It isn´t easy leaving paradise, but there were different Gods dragging us to Guatamala. We arrive in Flores, Guatamala with little trouble, although I was very scared at some points. Guatamala is beautiful, but more importantly VERY CHEAP! We got 2 beds 2 huge meals and 2 drinks for less than 20 us dollars. We met a very nice man from France and will party with him in Antigua in a few days. Tomorrow we will be headed to Rio Dulce and maybe livingston, Guatamala. This morning we went to Tikal to see ginormious Mayan ruins. We had a wonderful time. It was in a very remote location so we had to walk through the jungle to get to the ruins. We were able to see some monkeys in ... read more

Noniin! Nyt on sitten varmistunut lähtö! Eli Arturo kävi hakemassa autonsa äidiltään ja tiistaina lähdetään ajelemaan kohti Guatemala cityä! Sain viikon vapaaksi. Suunnitelmissa olisi ensin ajaa cityn kautta Antiguaan, josta Chichigastenangoon markkinoille ja sieltä sitten Lago de Atitlanille! Pääsee näkemään paljon enemmän nyt kun on auto käytössä. Guatemala cityssä pitäisi treffata Michelle ainakin. Tänään on tokavika työpäivä! Ei täällä kyllä hirveästi töitä ole ollut muutenkaan, tosi hiljasta vaan.. Tänään lähdetään iltapäivällä ajamaan Yaxhan raunioille! Sillä alueella on synttärit, ja siellä järjestetään isot pippalot! Meitä lähtee sinne n.8 hengen porukka. Ollaan siellä yötä ja huomenna tullaan takasin Floresiin! Sitten ei enää olekkaan kun maanantai, pitää pakata ym. ja sitten lähtö! Täällä on muuten tosiaan aina joku hajalla ja n. viikko sitten olin pesemässä kasvoja kyl... read more

Flores  Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Flores Tikal By lynzMay 15th 2007lyndsey We happened to pass through Flores several times. From what i gathered it's mostly an island specifically geared towards tourism, but we had fun there. There was a nice bar right on the water that we would frequent for sunsets, and often we'd go for an evening dip in the lake. (sort of gave me unwanted dreadlocks and itchy skin, but at the time it was pleasant.) I don't really have much else to say for it other than it was a jump off point....although we did have a nice rooftop gathering one night with people from all... read more