Archive for the 'Central America' Category

Photos of Central America

Sunday, September 4th, 2005

A short post with just a link:
Photos of my trip through Central America: Mexico, Belize and Guatemala
James

Back at home

Sunday, September 4th, 2005

Antigua was nice: low colourful buildings, cobblestone streets, a very nice green plaza in the city center, two big markets where you can find just about anything, loads of gringos who spend their time in spanish and salsa schools, the famous arch, and surrounded by volcanoes.
I met some nice people on the road from San […]

San Pedro La Laguna

Sunday, August 28th, 2005

After Xela we made it to San Pedro La Laguna, set on Lake Atitlán, with amazing views over the lake. It´s a little town and what one might call a backpacker hotspot. It´s loaded with travellers, and it´s very easy to get stuck here for weeks or even months. Our hotel costs about 2 Euros […]

Jungle rivers, chicken buses and nature´s wonders

Friday, August 19th, 2005

I find that it takes me more and more willpower to find an internet cafe and jot down the things I´ve been doing and seeing. Travelling is like living in a world where there is no time, no dates and no technology. Old habits gradually disappear, and are replaced by only a handful of the […]

Cañon El Buquerón

Thursday, August 11th, 2005

Today I made a daytrip from Rio Dulce. In my Footprint guidebook I read about the things to do in the neighbourhood and came across a place called Cañon El Boquerón which was described as ¨impressive, you can swim with the current all the way down the canyon, which is brilliant fun. It´s a deep […]