Report - Guatemala, on the road
I will always remember the advice you gave in the guide ... "Once in rented bicycles Atitlan, a beautiful way to go around the lake" without hesitation ... We followed their advice! After a while 'to climb mountains and flew down the steep curves I wondered if those who had written that phrase had never been to Atitlan, a lake surrounded by mountains overhanging the water!
Sitting comfortably in the car you can enjoy the lake going up and down its narrow streets, stopping at every village, every church or slow down simply because they pop up around a bend two boys who play ball or to enjoy smile a lady who works at the loom ...
Another great way to visit the lake is to board one of the boats that goes around stopping at every village on the shore, get out and enjoy the calm, remote villages, with their fruit and vegetable markets, their schools smiling ..
Nearby, Antigua Guatemala, the ancient capital of the country which was later moved. Antigua is a highly seismic area and therefore full of low buildings, one storey, pastel-colored cottages that color the streets, unfortunately, alternating with the constant reminder that ruins the character of this town.
To the east is well worth a visit to the Rio Dulce, imbracatevi on a boat and be taken to the sea ... wayside huts with thatched roofs, no electricity, no running water or other ... a blast from the past, but how far? ... And what's the difference between the population on the Caribbean sea and the people of the rest of the country ...
From here a road over a few years ago, will arrive in 4 hours one of the wonders of Guatemala: Tikal, a complex of temples that rise in terraces towards the sky surrounded by a green jungle. Some temples are barely visible walking in the forest ... climb up on their steps, you will be amazed when you will arrive at the top above the jungle surrounded by the tops of temples sprouting from the forest at your feet ...!
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