Blogs from Guatemala, Central America Caribbean - page 12

In San Pedro, we went to a nice bar (Sublime) in the evening, where they had live music. The style was a sort mix of cumbia and ska. The bar had a big dance floor, a terras that looked a little bit like a treehouse platfom and downstairs there was a bonfire with seats around it. We didn't stay too long, because we booked a tour for the next morning at 3:45: Sunset from the Indian's nose. The Indian's nose is a mountain at the lake, that looks like a sleeping indian, with his nose in the air. It took the little bus about 45 minutes to get to a little village high in the mountain. From there we went with a guide on a little path that lead to the viewpoint. It was about 30 ... read more

At Lanquín itself wasn't much to do. 2 nights was more than enough, especially after what happened: The morning after we arrived, I woke up really early as usual.. I wake up every morning between 5:00 and 7:00 since I'm traveling. So this day was like any other. I got up and went to the restaurant in my pj's, asked for a bowl to eat the cereals with milk we bought the other day and read a book from the shelf. Around 10:00 the others came for breakfast. They both already took a shower and were ready to go. I still had to take a shower so I went to the cabin to take my stuff. While showering, a frog suddenly came through the drain. I jumped out of the shower with my body still covered ... read more

After leaving Flores Jess and I stopped at en Eco lodge half way to Lake Izabal called Finca Ixobel. This is a beautiful little place nestled right in the countryside. We opted for a treehouse with gaps in the floorboards and no electricity, but it came with a lot of charm. The eco lodge has its own spring fed swimming hole too. This comes with a slightly surreal abandoned feel at first - there is a non working water slide and a bar that wasn't open as it's mid week low season. This lent a slight abandoned feel to the place. Once we'd assured ourselves we weren't on the set of a horror movie it was very tranquil there. The pool is surrounded by bamboo, trees and mountains. We even spotted two Koi carp swimming in ... read more

Our day trip to Tikal started at 3am. This is not a time I am entirely familiar with, and I'm much more likely to be just falling asleep at this hour rather than getting up to pile in to a mini bus for an hour and a halfs drive. We had chosen to do Tikal at Sunrise, partly as we have heard it gets horribly hot in the day, and partly because it sounded like it could be a wonderful experience. I was hoping it would be worth the lack of sleep! Once we got to Tikal around 4:30 we piled out of the bus and followed after our tour guide through the jungle in the pitch black. Luckily some people in our group had brought torches, as I hadn't thought to, not realising we would ... read more

Seit einem Monat bin ich nun schon unterwegs und vor allem in Guatemala habe ich einiges im Bezug auf Busfahren erlebt. Angefangen von den überteuerten Touristenshuttels, über Colectivos (eine Art ausgebauter Van, in welchen systematisch so viele Menschen wie möglich regelrecht aufeinander gestapelt werden), Pick-up Trucks (wie in Semuc Champey, wo man stehend, ohne jegliche Sitzmöglichkeit, über einen schwindeligen Schotterweg tuckert) bis hin zu den allbekannten Chicken Buses (aussortierte amerikanische Schulbusse, welche mit einer Affengeschwindigkeit um die Kurven rasen, sodass man sich aufgrund des vielen Festhaltens nach einer halben Stunde wie nach einem Besuch im Fitnesscenter fühlt. Wie ich von einem Ehemaligen Mitarbeiter des berühmten Chicken Bus Museums in Antigua erfahre, werden die Busse werden in den USA versteigert, vom neuen Besitzer nach Zentralamerika gefahren, wo sie ... read more