Category Archives: Guatemala

Guatemala, Guatemala City, 3 Dec 2011

Posted on Tuesday, 6-December-2011 by Chris Desmond

I hired a taxi and guide and made a half day trip to Guatemala City, 1 hour to go, 3 hours sight-seeing and an hour’s drive back, not a lot to see, first we went to the Museum, small, a … Continue reading →

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Guatemala, Antigua, 27 Nov – 02 Dec 2011

Posted on Friday, 2-December-2011 by Chris Desmond

I left Santa Elena on Sunday at 0750 blue skies and the road winding through hills small towns along the way, cool weather roads good most of the time except for about a 100km section of broken pot holed road through the mountains (altitude … Continue reading →

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Guatemala, Tikal, 26 Nov 2011

Posted on Saturday, 26-November-2011 by Chris Desmond

Short ride 62km from Santa Elena to Tikal which must have been the Maya equivalent to the Vatican. The pyramids are different again from Uxmal and Chichen Itza and being built of limestone are slowly crumbling. The site is located … Continue reading →

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Guatemala, Santa Elena, 25 Nov 2011

Posted on Friday, 25-November-2011 by Chris Desmond

A surprise Belize breakfast out of the back of a truck then left at 0820 blue skies and cool could not ask for better riding weather. I made a short detour and rode through Belmopan the capital of Belize built … Continue reading →

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