Blogs from Flores, Petén Region, Guatemala, Central America Caribbean - page 30

Ok so it has been a while... last time you heard i had just arrived in Cobán...and much has happened since. The following day we spent the day in Cobán. We visited a coffee plantation where our guide spoke english, a super funny old woman who pointed out the different kinds of coffee, bananas, spices, and other fruits growing on the plantation. We saw the whole process of making and roasting coffee, got to eat a ripe little red coffee seed, which was sweet and tased nothing like coffee, and drank some Super fresh coffee. It was the most flavorful cup of coffee i'd ever had. The bag of coffee i bought has since been the Only wonderful smell coming from my backpack every time i open it! We also walked up a bunch of stairs ... read more

Intro to Flores Flores is built on an island in Lago de Peten Itza. A 500 meter causeway connects it to the lake shore town of Santa Elena. As the departmental capital, Flores is a is a dignified place. Its church, small government building and municipal basketball court surrounded the plaza, which sits atop a hill in the island's center. The narrow streets are lined with charming, red-roofed houses. Santa Elena is a disorganized town of dusty unpaved streets. The towns form one large settlement which is usually referred to simply as "Flores." Both have numerous small hotels and restaurants. History Flores was founded on a peten (island) by the Itzaes after their expulsion from Chichen Itza. They named the place Tayasal. Hernan Cortez peaceably dropped in on King Canek of Tayasal in 15... read more

Hi all... I arrived Jul 03 in Flores from Belize City. When we arrived a local by the name of Ceasar greeted us as soon as we got off the bus. He´s a local english speaking tour guide that does tours to Tikal. He had brought us to differant hotels here in Flores till we (others that arrived on the same bus) found one. I booked three nights for a room for myself with an ensuit shower for 140 Q. Later on we met up to go eat at a local restaurant. I had Sopa de frijoles with Gallo (Guatemalin) beer. After we (nine of us) bought some more Gallo and went back to the hotel to drink till the early morning ours. We all woke up after 3am in the morning for our tour to ... read more

I´ve completed my Divemaster and have left Belize (though I´ll be going back there for lobster fest at the start of July: BIG Parteee) I´m in a town called Flores in Guatemala now and am heading to the Mayan ruins at Tikal this afternoon, Then to Antigua in Guatemala in a couple of days! Sorry for the shortness of this posting, but England kick off in 45mins! Going to have to watch it at this full on hippy hostel full of Germans! At least I´m wearing my England top, and will proudly cheer on the boys! Anyway in the meantime, here´s the link to some photos......... http://www.byphotos.com/album/3285164... read more

Hey everyone, I know it´s been a while but I just really can´t be bothered to use the internet most of the time. Hmmm, where have I been lately? We left Hopkins, Belize a week or so ago. Our last night there in Punta Gorda was interesting. Punta Gorda is a cute, quiet little town in the south of Belize. We were playing hackey sack at this little church and a bunch of Belizean kids came and hung out with us, they were so cute. They were all showing off to us and wanted to play with us. That was fun, after a while a Rasta dude called King came along. He invited us to dinner at his ´studio´and we decided to go along with it. His studio was really just an old 115 year old ... read more