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Saturday 12 November – Tikal
Today it is Tikal, a name I remember so well from Mum and Dad’s visit here so many years ago when Amanda and I thought it was so funny that it was called ‘tickle’ – nearly as funny as Lake TITicaca! We headed off pretty early and again drove North East for about an hour.…
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Friday 11 November – Yaxha and Topoxte
This is another very spoiling hotel and we woke to wonderful jungle noises with a stunning view across the top of the canopy to lake Peten Itza. This is the third largest lake in Guatemala, measuring 100 Sq km and approximately 160m deep with the lowest 50m below sea-level and thus salt-water. Fito joined us…
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Thursday 10 November – Chichicastenango
We had an early start and after another delicious breakfast we bid a sad farewell to Casa Palopo, our very lovely hotel on lake Atitlán. We drove back up the mountain and wound our way around the central highland region seeing the local people going about their daily lives. All the women in their stunning…
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Wednesday 9 November – Lake Atitlán
Oh my goodness, this is a beautiful place. Once again we arrived in the dark and had the wonderful surprise of drawing back the curtains to the unbelievable Lake Atitlan. A fresh water lake created in a volcanic crater, surrounded by three magnificent volcanos with villages dotted between. We had a delicious breakfast on the…
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Tuesday 8 November – to Lake Atitlán
Today we met the wonderful Fito who is to be our guide for the remainder of our time in Guatemala. We headed off with Lottie’s friend Jonnie, who had collected her from the airport, who first drove us up to the top of the hill to get a panoramic view of Antigua but unfortunately the…
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Monday 7 November – Antigua
So lovely to have Lottie here, we have not stopped talking and just so nice to have someone to have a good laugh with. After another delicious breakfast we met Carlos our guide for the day. And what a privilege to have him, he is one of the top guides in Guatemala and had recently…
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Sunday 6 November – Antigua
I can’t tell you, how lovely this hotel is – I am feeling very spoilt indeed. I opened the shutters this morning to the most wonderful view of Agua volcano. Apparently there are three volcanos surrounding the city, one of which is still active. There is a lovely balcony outside our room and my newest…
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Saturday 5 November – to Guatemala
Poor Cynthia left at 4am to come to take me to the airport – negotiating petrol shortages and roadblocks. Goodness knows how she will get back as she wont have my boarding pass. It was so kind, but to be honest, probably not necessary as I was only half a mile from the airport. Still…
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Friday 4 November – Back to Santa Cruz
It was a sad farewell to Noel who has been the most fantastic guide and now has a nine hour journey on the bus back to Sucre… but at least he is not heading for Santa Cruz. I flew to Cochabamba and then on to Santa Cruz. The Civil unrest continues here and everything is…
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Thursday 3 November – Tunupa Volcano
I was allowed a bit of a lie in this morning and Noel and Timothée picked me up at 10. We headed off across the salt flats on our 100k journey to the Tunupa Volcano. There appear to be many legends as to how it got its name, but Noel’s is that it is named…
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