Blogs from Livingston, Caribbean Coast, Guatemala, Central America Caribbean - page 4

Livingston We caught a 9am water taxi from Rio Dulce yesterday morning for the hour or so ride down river to Livingston. Our ride took a bit longer because one passenger (fortunately) expressed concern about the boat we were taking. There were 20+ of us and all our luggage on a boat floating 4 inches or so out of the water and passengers on the sides were quickly soaked with spray. When we stopped at the ticket booth (one-way tix are $18us each) the passenger refused to get back on until we got a bigger boat. Perhaps one with life jackets? His demands were met, our new captain had a mesh tank top (awesome!) paired with a jungle animal tooth necklace (sooo rugged), and we were on our way. Besides the seaworthiness upgrade, the new boat ... read more

I belive last time I write I was in San Cristobal de las Casas. Since then the route has been... 1. Palenque 2. Flores, Guatemala 3. Shampoo-Champagne (Semuc Champay), Guatemala 4. Rio Dulce, Guatemala 5. Livingston, Guatemala (The current location) The night we left San Cristobal more people came to populate the dormitory, which made the scary old man in the corner, who could have passed as Santa if only he had a red suit, slightly less wierd in that we didn´t have to make conversation everytime we were in there at the same time! Someone (might have been me) decided it´d be a good idea for us to bond over a drink or two so we set off to Oxxo to buy vodka and coke. Yuck, I hate vodka and coke. We got VERY drunk ... read more

For my last weekend in Guatemala, I went to the Caribbean, specifically to Rio Dulce and Livingston. Rio Dulce and Livingston are located in the Eastern part of Guatemala on the Caribbean sea. We arrived in Rio Dulce on Friday night. It was sweltering hot! As I was riding the bus, I was sticking my head out into the darkness to try to cool myself off. When we arrived, we went straight to the bar for a cool drink. We quickly had to adjust to the island lifestyle with everyone half-dressed and way more relaxed than us city folks. After we had our frosty beverages, we went to dance. In this area, punta dancing is the thing. Basically it involves shaking your hips really fast for a whole song. We had to try to it for ... read more

Livingstone can be reached by boat only. You can take a boat from Puerto Borias, Rio Dulce, or from Belice. Since I was coming from Hundoras, I took the boat from Puerto Borias. On my way out to Rio Dulce, I stayed 2 nights in Finca Tatin which is in the middle of the rain forest. The days were hot, and nights rainy. This little mixed city of Livingstone is filled with Mayans, Garifunas, and whites and for me was a perfect place to relax and enjoy the peacful life of people with various cultures together. Of course the long walk on the beach by itself is different experience filled with surprises and excitments. The Siete Altrares, which is about 1.5 hours beach walk away from Livingstone is also very relaxing and nice place. ... read more

that's what Casa de la Iguana in Livingston should be called instead. No sign of any Iguanas there but 3 pet rabbits. 1 big white one called Dog and 2 baby girls, a brown one called Snoop and another white one called Cena (dinner in spanish!). Very adorable creatures and running around the grounds. Anyhow, we were staying in Rio Dulce one night before we got to Livingston and not much to tell you from there. We stayed at Casa Perico which is owned by 4 swiss guys and they had an amazing Gulasch with Spaetzle for dinner. Well worth the stay just for that. I assume there's a lot more to see in Rio Dulce but we just wanted to get on the boat to get to Livingston. Livingston can only be reached by boat ... read more