Blogs from Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, North America - page 2

Los Lagos De Montebello, 02-02-1990. Only our second day here at Los Lagos De Montebello but surely worth our time. As a matter of fact, much better as taking the piss out of those hustlers back at Chetumal!! Great landscapes with dark green pine forest that smells of the moist in the air. The water of these lakes is colored by the minerals in it and are justly called Los Lagos De Siete Colores - the Lakes Of The seven Colors - and clear like cristal. Snorkling in these lakes i saw hundert of small fish quickly swimming away from me. We even saw the foot prints of a bear. Somebody back at Mama-Coco told us last night that Guatemala is just beyond the mountains, a stone's throw away from where we are now. We both ... read more

Having both slept surprisingly well on the bus, even through rain storms and three stops, we found ourselves in Tapachula, a town about 30 minutes from the border, where we were able to catch a bus to Guatemala City. The border crossing was not as bad as we thought it would be, but by no means easy. People shouting at you for your passport - not officials but local toerags trying to help for a few bucks. We leave Mexico, dubiously being told that we had not paid 'entry tax' into the country and we could pay there and then or go back to Tapachula. As going back was not an option, we paid the man the money (USD20 each). He was talking the international language of having a pump-action shotgun and, well, that does ... read more