Blogs from Tikal, Petén Region, Guatemala, Central America Caribbean - page 3

Wow where to begin? We spent a couple of days chilling and wandering the cobbled streets of Antigua. We had an absolutely hilarious last night... We went back to Rainbow Rooms for what we thought was going to be a reggae night... It was pretty dead to begin with, just us, a rude American group and two extremely eccentric Guatemalan men. We got into a conversation with them, in a mixture of English and Spanish (mostly the latter) discussing everything from race, homosexuality and the positives of being a monk in India for three year. Our hilarious conversation ended up with us all in tears - literally - from laughing and an invitation the next day to their butterfly reserve in the mountains, which we politely declined due to the slight 50 year age difference. Alice ... read more

I headed off to Tikal with the two American air hostesses I had met in the Rio Dulce. We splashed out a whole $30 a night for dinner, bed and breakfast and a sunrise tour of Tikal. We had a shuttle drop us off outside the park entrance so we could wait the 2 hours until 3pm when we could but a ticket valid for the next day. We then has about a 12km drive through the jungle into Tikal and our hotel. Due to a mix up with transport we three we upgraded to a suite and the staff were so helpful, kind and polite. The hotel was set in the jungle and howler monkeys and small strange guineapig looking creatures, parrots and toucans hung out in the jungle garden and there was even the ... read more

The Peten Inza lake looks like the caribbean sea from the air. I was a little confused when I saw the clear and turquoise water. La isla of Flores is a wonderful place to stay when exploring the ruins of Tikal. There isn't much to do but take in the lake, have some atoles (drinks like horchata and tamarindo) and tostadas and maybe go for a Tuk-Tuk ride but the ambiance gives you a nice taste of the Guatemalan countryside. We were lucky enough to find a festival on the river with music, piñata’s and lots of local food including empanadas made with Xiquinche, mushrooms that only grow after a big rain this time of year. Some would advise against eating street food but as long as what you’re eating is cooked I say it's a ... read more

It was an early morning for us today. Our sunrise tour started at 4:15 AM. At about 4 AM the howler monkeys started roring. We put on our head lamps and walked to the main lodge where we met our guide Chino. The lodge was suppose to make us breakfast to go but something got lost in translation and they weren't made. We walked into the jungle in the dark to temple IV. This temple had a set of wooden stairs going to a platform near the top. We sat there for about an hour and watched the sun come up. Then we followed our guide to a bunch more temples. We went back to the lodge for breakfast. We went swimming and took a nap before packing up and going to San Ignagco, Belize. We ... read more

Two weeks in Central America. Starting in Cancun, spending a few days in Tulum where I had wonderful days onf diving in the Cenotes. Then I spent a bit more than a week on Caye Caulker. Excellent diving, wonderuf relaxed island life. No cars, just golf carts... No mobile phone reception for me...:-) From there I had a two-days trip to Guatemala, to Tikal. I stayed in Flores, on Lago Peten Itzca, a wonderful city on a beautiful lake. Tikal. One of the most impressive places I have ever seen. Amazing architecture, and this leaves questions in your mind. Who where they? Who built this amazing city? Who was living here? Then I went to Tulum again, had the most impressive dive in the temple of doom, on April 13th...:-) The last days I spent in ... read more