Category: Guatemala

  • Volcano love: Summiting Acatenango as a last bastion

    Volcano love: Summiting Acatenango as a last bastion

    My trip comes close to the end already. Things turned out a little different than they were expected to. Yesterday I was summiting Acatenango. But let’s get back to where this started. While I was travelling through Canada I received a phone call that would change the outcome of this trip dramatically. The original plan…

  • Art and night walks in Guatemala City

    Art and night walks in Guatemala City

    Semuc Champey was beautiful and at the same time a spot that everyone passes through in a rush. Guatemala City is more on the opposite end of beautiful but people continue to pass through as well. I approached the place by paying a visit to the different art galleries of Guatemala City. One of my…

  • Chicken bus from Tikal to Semuc Champey

    Chicken bus from Tikal to Semuc Champey

    The route south continued. I left Tikal the next day to Flores taking the same chicken bus as the day before. The ride to Santa Elena was a pleasure. The guy in charge of selling tickets gave me good advice for the further route. I had initially planned to go to Lanquin which is the…

  • A misty sunrise over Tikal

    A misty sunrise over Tikal

    After leaving San Pedro via Belize City I arrived at 4:30 PM in the city of El Remate, Guatemala where I dropped out of the bus heading towards Flores. The bus driver shook his head and told me I would have no connection from there at this time of the day and immediately called a…