A Travel Blog by Katie Chavez
Our first stop after the humid and jungle-covered North was in charming Colonial Antigua; the touristy gem in Guatemala’s crown. Antigua really is a beautiful town despite the tourists. It reminds me very much of San Cristobal de las Casas in Mexico which I hold dear to my heart. Cobbled streets, leafy squares, colorful churches, […] Read more…
A land of giant Ceiba trees, tiered waterfalls, and jungle-covered ruins: this is the North of Guatemala. We arrived from Belize on a minibus to Flores. Flores is a cute little town on an island in the middle of Lake Peten. Although touristy it has a certain charm to it and was very peaceful when […] Read more…
Our first glimpse of Belize was our 30 minute stop on Ambergris Caye to clear Customs and Immigration. It is the first country I have been to where you can go through Customs with bare feet; the building is a shed and the floor is sand. On arrival on Caye Caulker, we were greeted by […] Read more…
After our second overnight bus of the trip, which was as freezing and uncomfortable as the first one, we arrived in Cancun – our first stop on the Yucatan Peninsula. As much as I would like to judge Cancun, I really can’t as we only spent about half an hour there getting breakfast before catching a […] Read more…
We spent a week in the pine-scented Chiapas State of Mexico and were charmed by the friendly locals and fantastic food in San Cristobal de las Casas, wowed by the beautiful Canon de Suminero with its famous crocodiles, and inspired by the milky turquoise waterfalls of Agua Azul and the jungle engulfed ruins of Palenque. […] Read more…
Our second week in Mexico was spent lounging on the Pacific Coast. After a long, windy drive from Oaxaca we arrived in a much hotter and very humid Puerto Escondido where we stayed three nights. We stayed in a Hotel/Hostel that friends had recommended called Hotel Mayflower which was good value. We had our own […] Read more…
When we flew into Mexico City from Miami on 1st November 2012 I was quite nervous. I knew it was probably just fear of the unknown, but fear all the same. Our plan was to spend three days in Mexico City before taking the Mexico City to Oaxaca bus then heading further south to the […] Read more…