Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.

Guatemala Part 2 or how to ride a chicken bus!

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April 23rd 2017
Lets go South – next destination on the famous Gringo Trail (where everyone goes) is Semuc Champey/Lanquín. For the first and probably the last time of this trip, we booked a shuttle – a minivan full of backpackers brought us without detour to the destination. Kati asked us the night before, why Americans have that questionable reputation being noisy,… a Gentleman in the bus killed a bottle ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Verapaz Region » Semuc Champey

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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