Guatemala
13. December 2009 until 04. January 2010
Guatemala is a festival of colours – from the green northern jungle with its majestic temples and ruins of the lost Mayan civilizations, to the turquoise-green pools of water at Semuc Champey, from the red lava of volcano Pacaya to the black sand and the orange sunsets on the Pacific. Antigua was our favourite city, with plenty of colonial architecture, pastel coloured houses, cobbled streets, beautiful courtyards and art displays. Because of the amazing view of Lake Atitlan and the surrounding volcanoes, we stayed in Panajachel over X-mas. Chichicastenango with it’s busy, bustling market - where locals in their traditional dresses come searching for a bargain - bursts with colour. After visiting the small market town of San Francisco El Alto (2’600 m), we headed to the Pacific coast. We spent New Year at the black sand beaches of Monterrico.
Parque Nacional Tikal, Lago Peten Itza, Flores, Coban. Semuc Champey, Cuevas de Lanquin, Guatemala-City, La Antigua, Volcan Pacaya, Chimaltenango, Panajachel, San Pedro Laguna/Lago Atitlan, Chichicastenango, Quezaltenango, San Francisco el Alto, Monterrico
Parque Nacional Tikal, Lago Peten Itza, Semuc Champey, La Antigua, Volcan Pacaya, Lago Atitlan, Panajachel, Chichicastenango, Monterrico
Mayan ruins in Tikal
Mayan ruins in Tikal
Lago Peten Itza
Going for a ride in Flores
On the road to Semuc Champey
Semuc Champey
Cuevas de Lanquin
Wooden mask
Market in Antigua
Market in Antigua
Market in Antigua
City gate Antigua
Street musicians in Antigua
Cathedral Antigua
Street vendor
Lava flow volcano Pacaya
Lake Atitlan
Lake Atitlan from the hotel garden
Lake Atitlan from the hotel garden
Market at Chichicastenango
Market at Chichicastenango
Market at Chichicastenango
Panajachel
On the way to San Francisco el Alto
On the way to San Francisco el Alto
Banana chips
Shuttle service in Monterrico
Swiss restaurant at Monterrico beach
Local pelican Monterrico
