It was raining when we arrived in Coban, and cold to boot! Actually, very cold! I was not really expecting this! Guatemala is “supposed” to be hot. Although “heat” is part of its Central American image, it can actually be quite cold in the highlands. After an hour or so of trudging in the rain, …
Although we were having a brilliant time in Guatemala, Alex and I both decided that we could not leave until we had seen a part of the country that was not so frequented by tourists. Chela is not one of these places, but our opportunity would soon come along! After the usual jumping on and …
I had also been to Lake Atitlan when I was in Guatemala last, but had only spent a few days here. This time, we stayed for almost a week, and really took the time to explore the various villages, all the way around it. We started off with Panajachel (Pana), which despite being known as …
“Don´t go to Chichicastenango! There´s nothing that you cannot buy cheaper in other parts of Guatemala”, I heard from several tourists! Apart from the fact that I had been there eight years ago and loved it…..the tourists (as opposed to travellers) have it all wrong! Markets are not just about buying, they are categorically the …
The last time I had been in Guatemala was in 1999, and although I certainly had fond memories, I was worried about how often I kept hearing about how touristy it had now become. I hoped that this would not be the case, but alack and alas, it was! As we all know, there are …
