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Leaving paradise..

..coming to city-life, after 8 horrible hours on a shuttlebus without a chance to sleep OR rest, since the driver obviously was ready to get us killed a couple of times.. We were 10 pax in the bus, the five of us, plus the five from alaska. We finally arrived in Antigua about 3.30 pm, all of us...

permalink written by  mshera on November 1 from Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
from the travel blog: The key journey



Lanquin and Semuc Champey

After 7 hours on a shuttle from Flores, we arrived at El Retiro in Lanquin! So beautiful :) On the shuttle we got to know 5 people from Alaska, two girls and two boys. We checked in, had a chill evening with fish buffèt and got to know a bunch of people. Saturday morning we had a superb...

permalink written by  mshera on October 30 from Lanquin, Guatemala
from the travel blog: The key journey



Guatemala, the most colorful country <3

After Caye Caulker in Belize, I got into a shuttlebus to Flores, Guatemala. Got to know Juni & Joar, a norwegian siblingcouple, Nick, a german guy and Kristel, a girl from Holland :) They soon become my "family" :) We checked in to hotel Mirador in Flores, it was nice, beautiful view to the...

permalink written by  mshera on October 28 from Flores, Guatemala
from the travel blog: The key journey



Lake Atitlan

Most every city, town and country side out side of Guatemala City is abundantly green. Lake Atitlán is located in the high mountains so our drive from Guatemala City to the lake was a beautiful. The higher up we got the more agriculture fields we saw. When we were in Antigua we were wondering...

permalink written by  ryan & debbrial on October 24 from Panajachel, Guatemala
from the travel blog: Us Discovering the Latin Americas



The Final Challenge

Well Night One of sleeping in the van did NOT work out so great. We started by trying to find a safe and quiet street to park on. In our past four days in Antigua we agreed this is a nice, family community town and we would have no problems sleeping on the street. We draped up sheets around all...

permalink written by  ryan & debbrial on October 23 from Guatemala, Guatemala
from the travel blog: Us Discovering the Latin Americas



Our Amazing Race: Challenge Buying a Van in Guatemala

Our five day car search finally came to an end!!! The first day we walked all around town like chickens with our heads cut off. We collect and call numbers out of the newspaper classifieds, searched the main street where for sale cars are parked and asked tons of locals where to buy a vehicle....

permalink written by  ryan & debbrial on October 22 from Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
from the travel blog: Us Discovering the Latin Americas



Guatemala City

Nine hours later, about 7 AM, we made it to Guatemala City with no other problems (besides the lack of sleep). Originally we booked our bus ticket to Antigua which is an hour north of Guatemala City so as soon as we got off the bus in the city we had another driver meet us to get on another bus....

permalink written by  ryan & debbrial on October 18 from Guatemala, Guatemala
from the travel blog: Us Discovering the Latin Americas



The small town of Anitgua

Antigua is completely opposite of Guatemala City. The town is set in a valley surrounded by three volcanoes. The streets are cobblestone and the building are like Spanish / Italian / Southern European style. People here are friendly and there is definitely a community / family atmosphere. We...

permalink written by  ryan & debbrial on October 18 from Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
from the travel blog: Us Discovering the Latin Americas



Pacaya Volcano

The BEST Adventure YET!!! It is hard to believe the amazing experience we just had. It was an afternoon tour to Volcán Pacaya (2552 m); the only active volcano near Antigua in San Francisco de Sales. There was a group of 14 us that the driver picked up from Antigua. When we arrived at the small...

permalink written by  ryan & debbrial on October 18 from Guatemala, Guatemala
from the travel blog: Us Discovering the Latin Americas



Tikal Ruins

Tikal is the largest collection of Mayan ruins that still exists today. At the height of the Mayan dynasty it was more than 100 sq km (50 sq Miles ish) with a population of 50-100,000 people. Tikal consist of 6 temples, a central great plaza, 2 acropolis, 3 ball courts, a plaza of seven smaller...

permalink written by  ryan & debbrial on October 17 from Tikal, Guatemala
from the travel blog: Us Discovering the Latin Americas



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