http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Norte/Semuc-Champey/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , Guatemala , Norte , Semuc Champey en-us Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:11:35 +0000 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:11:35 +0000 When the big man pointed at my glasses our guide Fernando quickly snapped a few inches of twine from a rope hanging nearby neatly removed my glasses from my head and tied the two ends of the cord to the arms of my glasses. As he handed the modified glasses back to me I knew we were in for a better than average adventure.Ten minutes later we arrived at the mouth of the cave. A large pool of http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Norte/Semuc-Champey/blog-6617.html Caving in Semuc Chempey with nothing but a little flame to guide us We left Lanquin somewhere around 9h00am and got to the little hostal Santa Maria the only one in Semuc Chempey around 10h30. We could have just toured the pools till somewhere around two and taken the shuttle back to El Retiro but we had been told that the Santa Maria offered a caving tour at 3h00pm that was not to be missed. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Norte/Semuc-Champey/blog-6259.html Semuc Champey some say is the most beautiful area in Guatemala I think this claim may be true though it is hard to give the accolade to just one area when there are so many so beautiful. Both guide books Rough Guide and Lonely Planet included information on Semuc Champey including the general advice that it is better to take a tour. Tours all cost 35 way too much for a savvy budget travelle http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Norte/Semuc-Champey/blog-63.html