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Kayaking Around Sunken San Pedro La Laguna

March 22, 2014 By John Widmer Leave a Comment

Lago Atitlan Sunrise Fisherman

After our week in Xela studying Spanish while John’s infection healed, it was time to head on out to our next destination in Guatemala, the lovely Lago Atitlan. We had planned to do a lot of hiking and other active pursuits here, but those plans had now been halted by […]

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Dealing with a Nasty Infection in Guatemala

March 14, 2014 By John Widmer 12 Comments

It was only a matter of time before one of us got hurt. I (John) had some sort of bug bite on my leg. Perhaps it was a spider bite or maybe just a mosquito bite-gone-bad. We’ll probably never know. Whatever insect did this to me; my leg was not […]

Filed Under: Misadventures Around the World Tagged With: Central America, Guatemala

Back to School (Volver a la Escuela)

March 11, 2014 By John Widmer Leave a Comment

Our Need for Spanish School in Xela Guatemala During previous trips to Mexico, most people spoke decent enough English in the popular tourist destinations we’ve travelled to. So we mistakenly thought we’d be able to get by fine in our first few Mexico destinations and hopefully we’d slowly pick up […]

Filed Under: Preparing Tagged With: Central America, Guatemala

Hiking Volcan Tajumulco: Summiting the Highest Mountain in Central America

March 10, 2014 By John Widmer 13 Comments

Under the cloak of the night sky we were completely lost, clinging to the side of a mountain cliff with no ropes or harnesses, shivering cold in below freezing temperatures, and unable to breath the thin air. Surely we had to be close to the mountain’s summit but the moonlight […]

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Cruising the Rio Dulce in Guatemala

March 6, 2014 By John Widmer 1 Comment

This post is ruining the continuity of this blog. I just realized we never posted about our journey down the beautiful Rio Dulce to Livingston. So lets rewind just a bit, shall we? To get to Livingston you must take a boat. Our route took us right on down the Rio Dulce. […]

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The Long Journey From Semuc to Xela and Hiking Nebaj to Acul

March 5, 2014 By John Widmer 6 Comments

We were in Semuc Champey and needed to get to Quetzaltenango (AKA “Xela” for short). It appeared the most direct route was through the Northern Highlands of Guatemala. Alternatively there were tourist shuttles that we could take on a more Southerly route through Antigua and then connect to Xela. We […]

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Extreme Adventure in Semuc Champey

February 28, 2014 By John Widmer 9 Comments

Semuc Champey seems to be in the middle of nowhere in Guatemala as there are no major cities within hours of driving. It was a long full day of travel just to get there and then our first day in the area was rained out a bit so we waited […]

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Tapado Recipe from Livingston Guatemala

February 27, 2014 By John Widmer 5 Comments

While in Livingston, Guatemala, we spent the evening with Mega, his sister and family learning how to cook the staple Garafuni dish of Tapado, a delicious seafood stew in a tasty coconut broth. Although its a stew, the dish is extremely hearty, filling, and eats like meal. Serve with a […]

Filed Under: Eating Around the World, Eating & Drinking Around the World Tagged With: Central America, Guatemala

The Eccentric Garifuna of Livingston Guatemala and Hike to Los Siete Altares

February 26, 2014 By John Widmer 9 Comments

Livingston, Guatemala lies on the country’s Caribbean coast and although it is not an island, it is only reachable by boat. No roads connect it with the mainland, giving it an island flair. We took a lancha a few hours down the beautiful Rio Dulce to get there. One thing […]

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Roaming Around a Flooded Flores, Guatemala

February 25, 2014 By John Widmer Leave a Comment

We did enjoy our visit to the quaint island town of Flores, Guatemala which lies in Lake Peten Itza. But we thought one full day here was plenty of time unless it’s being used jumping off point to visit nearby Tikal. The town is gorgeous; there are some decent restaurants […]

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Roaming Around the Magical Mayan Ruins of Tikal

February 24, 2014 By John Widmer 4 Comments

We had visited eight different Mayan ruin sites while in Mexico. Some were quite impressive but after seeing the fourth or fifth site, we kind of got ruined-out. So since being diagnosed with ruin-fatigue, we were actually very much considering bypassing Tikal and going a different route into Guatemala altogether. […]

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The “Spectacular” Tikal Sunrise

February 24, 2014 By John Widmer Leave a Comment

Tikal is an extremely impressive Mayan ruin site set in the Guatemalan rain forest. We were told the sunrise over the rain forest from atop one of the pyramids was something absolutely not to be missed. So we stayed at a lodge on site and woke up at 3:30 AM […]

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Blindly Swimming Our Way to Mayan Remains: Actun Tunichil Muknal

February 23, 2014 By John Widmer 4 Comments

We were primarily using San Ignacio, Belize simply as a point to stop at in between other destinations. But we were delighted to discover all the awesome recreation the Cayo area had to offer. From cave tubing to waterfalls to horseback riding all in the mountain jungles, there was a […]

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Beer Around Belize

February 23, 2014 By John Widmer 14 Comments

Ah, beer in Belize! Just the mere mention of Belikin brings me back to warm Caribbean waters lapping up against the dock and tossing back a few. Belikin has a near monopoly of the domestic beer market in Belize so can often be synonymous for beer in Belize. Meanwhile Belize craft […]

Filed Under: Drinking Around the World, Beers Around the World, Eating & Drinking Around the World Tagged With: Beer, Belize, Central America

Cheap Eats in Caye Caulker, Belize

February 21, 2014 By John Widmer 12 Comments

We dined out at well over 20 meals in more than a dozen restaurants on the small island of Caye Caulker, so we got to try a number of different places. Many people remark that Belize, and the Cayes in particular, are more expensive then elsewhere Central America. This may […]

Filed Under: Travel Tips Around the World, Eating & Drinking Around the World, Eating Around the World, Travel Bargains Tagged With: Belize, Central America

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