Our last stop in Guatemala was Antigua. An old colonial town that used to be the capital, before a series of earthquakes destroyed it and the Spanish moved the capital in 1776 to Guatemala City. It’s a very nice town…
Guatemala – Lago de Atitlán
After our two weeks Spanish course, we needed a rest, so headed to a beautiful place called Lago de Atitlán (Lake Atitlan). We stayed in a nice bungalow on the slopes of a mountain with great views. There are three volcanoes on…
Guatemala – Quetzaltenango (Xela)
Arrived in Quetzaltenango (Xela) on Sunday to start school on Monday for two weeks. The first week we stayed with a family, they were really nice, but the place was a bit dirty and we had eggs for 3 meals…
Guatemala – Chichicastenango
Weekend trip to Chichicastenango on the chicken bus, what an experience. We got one bus direct there and it was not very crowded and got 3 bushes back that were very crowded and we paid 3 times as much, this is…
Guatemala – Guatemala City
Big tip for anyone travelling to Guatemala at Easter. Don’t go to Guatemala City. The whole place is basically shut for the weekend as its one of their main holidays. They call it Semana Santa and there are a lot…
Guatemala – Rio Dulce and Lanquin
We left Belize and headed by boat to Guatemala, we thought that the boat would be big, like a ferry but it was just a small boat, luckily the water was smooth. First stop in Guatemala was Livingston, a town…