Placencia, Belize The following are some random thoughts and events from the two days I spent in Placencia. New Friends:I spent part of an afternoon meeting some of the locals; Belican Lighthouse, Belican and Belican Premium. Belican Premium and I quickly became best friends as he’s the first that I’ve met with any real kind [...]
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Placencia, Belize Borders are funny. They’re really only imaginary lines drawn in the earth but it’s amazing how widely cultures can vary on each side of these lines. It amazes me that each time I cross a border a whole new world opens itself up to me. I feel like a 4 year old child [...]
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Flores, Guatemala After 56 days today marks my last full day in Guatemala. After almost to two months here I’m ready for a new country but in this time I’ve noticed some things that I think are worth sharing. Some of these may have been true in Mexico and will probably be true in other [...]
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Flores, Guatemala I would have never guessed that the jungle surrounding Tikal would smell like allspice and cloves. It was a pleasant surprise and helped ease away the hangover from the night before. Early this morning I was walking through Tikal nursing a hangover, smelling allspice and gawking at how thick the surrounding vegetation was. [...]
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Flores, Guatemala Since I’ve been in Guatemala I’ve wondered if it was possible to reach capacity on a chicken bus or colectivo. No matter how many people are on the bus they never say no and always manage to cram on more people. I now know it is possible to reach capacity….sort of. I got [...]
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Lanquin, Semuc Champey, Guatemala 160 Quetzals for a trip to Semuc Champey and the nearby caves was way too expensive. There had to be a cheaper option than the tour given at El Retiro Lodge and I struck out on my own looking for the cheaper option. The promise of a cheaper trip also sounded [...]
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Lanquin, GuatemalaIt was 3:45 and I was still waiting for the 2:00 shuttle to Lanquin. The shuttle was on it’s way from Coban but was delayed two hours from construction. This was not the way I had planned my day. If my day had gone as planned I wouldn’t be taking the afternoon shuttle because [...]
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Antigua, Guatemala “Quieres stick? Es necesario! Es necesario!” These were the first words I heard upon arrival of Volcán Pacaya. Stepping out of the van I was swarmed by a herd of local village children shoving sticks in my face. “No, yo no quiero. No quiero.” I responded and promptly shoved my way past them [...]
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Antigua, Guatemala I left Lake Atitlan two days ago for Antigua. After being robbed I was anxious to find a new camera and put the past behind me. The lake is beautiful but isn’t exactly a hot-bed of electronic items. If your interested in purchasing some Mayan craft goods however, your in luck. Anxious to [...]
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Jaibalito, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala – Setup: Yesterday I moved from San Pedro to Jaibalito with the sole purpose of getting a better view of the lake and to do some hiking in the hills surrounding the lake. While eating dinner I met another American named Angelo who had recently moved to Jaibilito for at least [...]
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