So, after my stint in the States, I’m now back in Guatemala and heading south once more. Finally!
Except that I’ve returned to Central America by way of a short visit to the Caribbean island of Cuba. It’s a country …
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It’s been several months now since I’ve been trying to shrug off bronchitis; Guatemala’s rainy season hasn’t made it any easier. So after much thought, I’ve decided to take a break from my journey south and have made an about …
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I’m starting to see a pattern to the Guatemalan Highlands. Mountain after mountain. Ravine after ravine. Tortilla after tortilla.
Here, the paved backroads are ridiculously steep, and the dirt trails even steeper. Up and down. And up and down. Throw …
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Here are a few pictures of our backcountry ride from Poptun to Coban, via Fray Bartolome de las Casas. It was a challenging three day journey, that took us into rugged Alta Verapaz, amongst rocky outcrops and milna, coffee and …
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We’ve now crossed back from Chiapas, Mexico, into El Peten, Guatemala’s jungle-covered, northerly province. Our plan is to loop up and around Peten Itza lake to Poptun, via El Remate and Tikal, before cutting back on a dirt road across …
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My visa for Guatemala has run out, so Cara and I have headed over the Mexican border into Chiapas once more. Having dug back into my diary, I’ve realised that I was last in this beautiful, rugged area way back …
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After our rollercoasting backroad experience out of Lago Atitlan, we finally reached the busy hubub of Quetzaltenango. Cupped in a ring of particularly rugged mountains and spiked with active volcanoes, Xela, as it’s …
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So, to backtrack a little, here’s a few pictures from Lago Atitlan – for more of a background on the area, you can read this post, from when I rode there on the old Panasonic clunker.…
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I’m now en route to the Mexican border, with the plan of acquiring myself a new 3 month visa to cover me for Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua (these countries, along with El Salvador, all share the same entry stamp). There’s …
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After semi-patiently allowing my bronchial infected lungs to recover, I’m now on the road once more. And it feels good, especially as I’m finally feeling close to full strength again – well, I will once my legs reacclimatise themselves to …
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