Alta Verapaz

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Goodbye

The rising morning sun transforms the storm clouds and the sea into a golden hue. Pelicans flank our boat on either side as we watch the dolphins hunting. What sounds like my...

Nature Pur

Somehow the post got very long...if you don't feel like reading the stuff, just look at the pictures😂 On February 11, 2024, after a delicious burrito and a drink we made...

Guatemala - Semuc Champey

Unfortunately, this time we couldn't take a night bus, so we had to leave for Semuc Champey at 8 o'clock. We were supposed to be on the side of the road ten minutes earlier, but...

In the jungle of Guatemala

Semuc Champey from the viewpoint I started my stay in Guatemala in Antigua Guatemala, a beautiful old town that I reached from the capital Guatemala City. In Antigua...

What's up - the first week in Guatemala!

After our canoe adventure, we "rested" in the breathtaking Maya city of Tikal. We started at 5:00 in the morning, which may seem very difficult, but due to the temperatures from...

Guatemala #2 - Semuc Champey

natural adventure pool in the middle of nowhere

Flores - Coban

Hi guys, long long time since the last entry, but now the wait is over and the storytelling continues. From San Ignacio (Belize) we traveled to Santa Elena (Guatemala) using...

Visiting Central America (Part 2) Semuc Champey and Tikal

After this adventure we continued inland to the Semuc Champey. Once again the bad roads cost us a lot of time. This time there was also a Christmas market, which brought almost...

Blue water and dark caves - Semuk Champey

A nine-hour shuttle ride north of Antigua, near the town of Coban, lies an area where rivers carve their way through sandstone. This has resulted in not only huge cave systems...

Unplanned trip to Guatemala - Adventure Semuc Champey

Guatemala wasn't originally on my travel plan, but after some conversations with other travelers, I decided to make a short detour there. First, I took a bus from Hopkins to...

Semuc Champey and Lanquin

Semuc Champey is a tiny place in the middle of nowhere in central Guatemala. For some travelers, it is the best place in Guatemala. I'm not exactly sure why, but everyone's...

Semuc Champey

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...

Semuc Champey

Fr, 28.2 - Mo, 2.3 After a long journey - 4 buses and a boat - I arrived in the village of Lanquin on Friday, which is particularly known for the natural limestone pools called...

Semuc Champey - 'where the water hides underground'

Now we continued.... After another bumpy ride, with many exciting impressions along the way, we reached Lanquin. Here we landed in a really nice hostel, but full of party-hungry...

Semuc Champey

Semuc Champey is located in the middle of the rainforest in Guatemala. It is considered one of the most beautiful places in the country, consisting of terraced water pools fed...