Lanquin being a very small and remote village mostly attracts it’s tourists by nearby Semuc Champey.
Don’t even have words to describe it, you have to see it to believe!
Long story short, took us 35min in a truck with babies, pigs, drunk guys and an old sick women to get there, all for the sake of saving 10Q. Was fun for the first 10min and once pig got loaded as well as five stacks of boxes strapped to the roof, sh** got real. (more…)
‘Rio Dulce is a must visit in Guatemala’- I was told by many travellers. So here I am, last night in my dorm on a water, typing out my disappointment.
Honestly, wouldn’t put it on my must see places list. The only reason I ended up here is to use it as a connection point to either Belize or Honduras, at the point of arrival was still undecided. First night spent at Bruno’s was in correct words awful. Not mentioning flying cockroaches, dorm building was just next to the massive bridge, where at least dozen of trucks pass every hour, 24/7. It feels like helicopters circling outside your window and some kind of war happening at the same time. Even my super-duper earplugs were not able to isolate all of the madness. To make things worse, power was lost around 6am turning off all the fans and water. Vuolia, don’t forget this cost us 50Q for a dorm bed.
Let me make this story more Disney World like, with a happy ending. (more…)
This peace of article is put into writing while sitting in an old minivan en route to Rio Dulce, hence it might come across as sensible one. And I guess thats exactly how I feel right now, so should use thiose weak hours of traveling and pull the best out of it. All for the sake of giving you the real taste of Guatemalas shady side. (more…)
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