Semuc Champey

Semuc Champey - Day 9

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July 15th 2008
Semuc Champey!!! We checked in at the front desk of El Recreo at 830am about transport and we got a car at 9am. It was a 4-door truck like yesterday's transport but the bed was framed in so passengers could hold onto the bars. We went to El Retiro and picked up a crowd before heading out to Semuc Champey (stupid El Retiro and their crowds of people staying there instead of us...). Wit ... read more

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The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experience... ... read more