Stops

March 4th, 2019 We got up to catch an 8:30am shuttle from Antigua to Xela (Quetzaltenango).  We signed up to do one week of Spanish class in Xela.  We will stay with a local family for our lodging and meals.  We are starting our class tomorrow and are supposed to arrive at our homestay early…

March 3, 2019 Being very exhausted from the big climb, we took this day to chill.  I booked our shuttle for the next day to go to Xela and we just took it easy.  We explored Antigua a little bit more by foot and enjoyed our last night with Josh and Kyra as we will…

March 2, 2019 Our day started at 3:30am as we had to get up and hike in the dark the last stretch in order to make the summit of Acatenango for sunrise.  It was about another 300 meters in elevation from our base camp.  We had hiked about 1200 meters in elevation the day before…

March 1, 2019 We got up early with our backpacks loaded with water, food, and warm clothes for our overnight adventure up Acatenango.  We were all pretty nervous knowing that it was probably going to be the most physically demanding thing we have ever done.  Without any preparation, we went from office jobs to vacation…

Feb 28, 2019 So for the last week or so we have heard everyone talk about climbing the volcano Acatenango. It is the best thing to do in Guatemala and even while other travelers are here.  You go up in one day and camp at base camp where you can watch Fuego erupt with an…

Feb 27, 2019 Today we took a LONG 9-hour shuttle ride from Lanquin to Antigua with Josh and Kyra.  We also were going to reconnect with 2nd Brendan from Portland and are all staying in the same hostel.  Once we finally got there, we set our things down and walked around the streets of Antigua. …

Feb 26, 2019 We woke up early and started our tour with Josh and Kyra to Semuc Champey.  Just getting there felt like an adventure as they put us all in the back of a truck where we stood holding onto bars and went on an extremely bumpy 45 minute ride into the jungle.  It…

Feb 25, 2019 Excited for a rest day in a beautiful place today we just hung out.  Our friend Josh that we have been traveling with from San Ignacio, Belize was in a hostel across the way from us.  After a leisurely morning the three of us with Kyra went over to his hostel to…

Feb 24 2019 Today we head to Lanquin to get to the pools of Guatemala’s favorite Semuc Champey.  It was a 6 hour long shuttle ride for only 110 Q (about $14.25 USD each).  Driving through the countryside was beautiful.  However, the shuttle was jammed packed and we even had a person sitting on the…

Feb 23 2019 We knew our next stop was going to be the town of Lanquin where you can reach the pools of Semuc Champey.  We stopped at a travel center in Flores and found that we could take an 8 hour long shuttle ride to Lanquin the next morning for about $14 usd per…