Blogs from Lanquín, Verapaz Region, Guatemala, Central America Caribbean - page 3

Laquin ended up being an amazing place to jsut hang out and meet other travels and generally enjoy doing nothjing. We stayed for 4 nights, after planning to spend just one, we ended up having an amazing time. We viste Semuc Champey, where we went on a tour organised thru the hostel. But it was defintely worth it and couldn´t never have ahd the same experience without our guiides. We arrived at the caves and we astounded by the beautiful surrounds of forested hills, huge river and pretty waterfalls. Before we explored the caves we go to play in the river. In fact the whole day constited of playing. We went on this massive swing over the river and then mid flight would jump off, trying to land as gracefully as possible. I naturally screamed like ... read more

When we returned from El Salvador on Sunday evening, I was no longer one of the housemates. There were new students in my room, and I quickly grabbed my things and checked into the hotel next door. In the morning I left in a shuttle to the small town of Lanquin, jumping off point for the tours to Semuc Champey. My shuttle came at 8 am, and the roommates met me to say goodbye. For Sacha and her father Terry, it is a final goodbye as they will be moving on - for the others it is a short goodbye. I´ve decided to head north for a week and then back to Antigua for Christmas. I´d rather spend Christmas with my friends than in a hostel somewhere with people I don't know. Sacha and Terry - ... read more

In Lanquin finden wir die geniale Backpackerunterkunft. Jeden Abend gemeinsames Abendessen und gleich an unserem Ankunftstag gibts all-you-can-eat Mexican Buffet - was will man mehr? Vor dem Abendessen haben wir uns noch die Höhle von Lanquin angesehen. Genau zu Sonnenuntergang verlassen dort jeden Abend tausende von Fledermaeusen die Höhle - ein beeindruckendes Schauspiel. (Ein Amerikaner, der uns seine Taschenlampe leiht, steht den Fledermäusen offensichtlich im weg und sie fliegen einfach gegen ihn...) Den nächsten Tag haben wir mit einem Megabrunch gestartet, es hat echt alles gegeben, Früchte, Cornflakes, Eierspeis, Palatschinken mit Nutella, Salat, Tortillas, Saft, Kaffee,..... war echt ein genialer Start in den Tag. Dann sind wir auf der Ladeflache von einem Pickup 10 km weiter in die Berge gefahren nach Semuc Champeye. Dort sind wir zuerst von einer Schaukel ca. 3 od... read more

I felt much better once my travelling got underway. In Los Amigos in Flores I felt a bit scared and a bit alone but mainly just stressed and I had to go and lie down for a bit. The next day however, once I was on the road, chatting to new people, visiting new places, I felt like part of the travel scene again. I intended to leave on the 5am chicken bus but when bedtime drew neaer I decided I would pay double for the 9am gringo shuttle bus. This gave e time for a bit bowl of fruit and granola with milk. This granola was not like the sugary flakes on top of my McDonald's parfait nearly two months ago. It was an assortment of nuts seeds and flakey bits. Hippy food. On the ... read more

As we drive through the dusty little streets of Lanquin the shuttle driver asked us whether we were on our way to El Retiro, the hostal we were planning on staying at. We smiled and nodded sheepishly knowing what predictable gringos we were. Dropped at the top of the small hill we made our way towards the thatch-covered roof of the main building. The place was a series of small wood bungalows some with private porches and hammocks everywhere. On our way down the small path we passed horses and roosters that roamed free on the ground. The place overlooked a green river that reminded me of something out of the Crocodile Dundee movies. On the opposite bank cows and sheep grazed. In short, the place was perfect. We dumped our bags and were shown to ... read more