View from Backpackers hostel to town

Worlds apart...Rio Dulce and Livingston

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February 12th 2009
This looks like the sort of place you would smuggle a cargo of cocaine or get your dirty cash laundered. Also known as Fronteras , it seems that Rio Dulce has never been able to shed it's buccaneering past. This town is technically not a fronteer but it does bridge the gap between mainland Guatemala and the Caribean coast. In the past it was an entry route for British pirates to come and ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Caribbean Coast » Río Dulce

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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