Blogs from Lanquín Caves, Verapaz Region, Guatemala, Central America Caribbean

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Woke up to a beautiful morning & a beautiful setting. We are nestled in a beautiful valley surrounded by green mountains & sitting right next to a rushing river. There was a bit of fog this morning but it lifted & has been a sunny, warm day. After doing another thorough sweep of the floor for scorpions, I was able to get out of bed. Won't step down without looking now, that is for sure. We enjoyed breakfast here at our hotel. The restaurant is set right on the river. It definitely caters to the tourists. Not only is the menu on a chalkboard, all in English, the prices are about 2x as much as town. However, our huge breakfast with 2 coffees cost us $8. (Our dinner last night with 2 beers was a little ... read more
In our room
View from our room
The Conch Sink


Hallo zusammen Sodeli, noch ein kurzer Bericht. Von Antigua sind wir mit einem Kleinbus (Minivan) nach Coban, resp. Lanquin gefahren. Die Fahrt dauerte ca. 7h und wir waren froh, als wir endlich angekommen sind, da wir ganz schoen zusammengedrueckt waren! Im Lanquin hat es ein schoenes Hostel El Retiro. Leider waren die Bungalows schon ausgebucht und darum mussten wir in einem Dorm uebernachten, aber fuer 2 Naechte war das ganz o.k. Die Dorms waren noch grosszuegig, obwohl es ca. 12 (oder mehr...) Better darin hatte..... :-) Wir buchten gleich am Abend fuer den naechsten Tag die Tour nach Semuc Champey. Am morgen frueh gings los. Nach einer ca. 30min Fahrt auf dem Pick-up kamen wir an. Wir zogen uns um (natuerlich hatten wir die Badekleider bereits an) und los ging die Entdeckungstour in der Hoehle. Die ... read more
Semuc Champey
Semuc Champey
Die Bruecke...


Having just returned to Antigua after my trip round Guatemala, I thought it was about time I should update my blog! A couple of weeks ago I travelled with a few friends from Antigua to Coban, Lanquin and Semac Champey. We hooked up with a fantastic group of people for an unforgettable weekend. Lanquin is an uncomfortable 8 hour journey squished in a bus (hence I was lucky that the others were so fun!), but well worth the journey! Leaving Antigua at 2pm we arrived at a cool little hostel with a jungle setting at about 10:30pm, and wound down over a couple of cervazas. The next day we set out for the obligatory breakfast of eggs and frijoles (beans), then jumped into the back of a pick-up for a bumpy trek to Semac- Champey. Having ... read more
the gang!
semac-champey pools
the pools


A few photos of our adventure from Rio Duclce, gautemala to Lanquin, Gautemala... read more
Brigitte in the  sumec chamey?
Butterfly
Jeremy et Brigitte


Lacey and I awoke at 4:30am and were ready to leave at 4:45 but realized we were locked IN the hotel. A guy finally came and let us out around 5:30. We walked to find a bus station listed in both our guide books. We found the station but it no longer existed. lol. We did find a shuttle bus and paid a little more but 2 hours later we were in Lanquin. The hotel here is called El Retiro. It's awesome. Everything is wooden huts. The restaurant has swings around the bar. It also has family-style dinner. The toilets are eco-friendly/non-flush. You pee in the front and poop in the back, then put a spoon of lime powder down it to keep it from smelling. There is internet after all too! You sit on ... read more
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