Guatemala und Belize

Farewell from Belize - it's hard to say goodbye: The sun is shining and we are lazy... After a relatively short and calm flight (4 hours), we land in Toronto. Since we are...

To all a Happy New Year. We hope you had a good start. We celebrated at the harbor. It was a great evening. Yesterday (31st Dec) we took our last trip in Belize: We sailed along...

Yesterday we drove from Placencia to the island of Caye Caulker. First, it was a 3-hour car ride and then a little less than an hour by water taxi. This island was split into...

Nach einem eher enttäuschenden Ausflug gestern (wir haben einen Dschungelspaziergang gemacht, Bilder sind dabei) war heute die Aufregung groß, denn heute war Tauchtag, jawollja...

Yesterday (still a public holiday) we went to the ATM to withdraw money. The machine did not dispense cash nor return our card!!! Big commotion... The bank was closed, so should...

Most people in Belize spend Christmas like this: On the 24th of December, women cook many dishes, in the evening people gather with their families, eat together and wait for...

We arrived in Belize this morning, specifically in San Ignatio. It's a bit different here than in Guatemala. The roads were in good condition on the way here (but that might...

We have arrived at our last stop in Guatemala: Tikal. Tikal is THE Mayan site in Guatemala. On an area of 16 sqkm, you can find 3000 structures in the middle of the jungle....

We are in a beautiful hotel on the Rio Dulce. The Rio Dulce connects the Lago de Izabal (much larger than Lake Atitlan) with Lake El Golfete and then flows into the Caribbean...

Two days ago we left Antigua in cloudy but sunny weather and drove for 5 hours in pouring rain to Coban. God, it was pouring. Accordingly, we were concerned about our trip...

Today we returned to Antigua through adventurous paths. We took the opportunity and hiked to the local viewpoint. Tomorrow we will continue to Coban early in the morning. We...

Yesterday we visited the market in Chichi - the largest in Central America. There was so much to see, smell, and taste. The many impressions overwhelmed us. Despite the hustle...

After almost 18 hours, we have arrived in Guatemala, more specifically in Antigua. The flights were great: we had very few turbulence. So a real difference to South America...