El viaje

Every second village here is called Emiliano Zapata. And in case you missed the sign riding in, you are immediately reminded on every second corner.

It does not matter where you go though, everyone is extremely friendly. Pharmacy , car mechanic or the woman you buy an aqua di pina on the road of, they do not have a quarrel with tourists. We felt welcome every second by kind smiles and proud faces.

Making pictures of their impeccably clean and well kept houses or villages felt wrong so we got a couple of pics of the unbelievable landscapes. Lots of kettle, your obvious snake silhouette in between and around the next corner jungle again. Beautiful.

Then just off the main road.

This ant is bigger then my entire index nail

These little lagoons and waterfalls are literally around every corner and a very welcome sight if you have been sitting in a very hot car for a couple of hours. ( or if you got a couple of sins to wash away)

If we had gone down further south it would have meant to go almost the same way back up. The roads are bad and it having been Monday there was a lot of trucks and they are hell on these roads. Shortfused, as we both , are we decided to loop the route, took a little mountain path through a tiny stretch of Tabasco and entered Guatemala.

Quick snack in the charming town of Tenosique..

and off to the border town El Ceibo.

The border.

I do not want to get into too much detail but our dear readers will remember the trick of the old Canadian we met back in La Paz. Having adopted his technique and hence being a bit nervous we hit customs and immigration.

All in all it took maybe two hours or so. But that was not because of bad Canadian advice, worked like a charm btw, rather because of a car permit that was cryptically pieced together by a fat but very funny Guatemalan official.

Done!

And done

Having a proper visa this time we felt light as feathers.

First encounter in Guatemala :

and the second

We like this place!

Quick evening beer in the hotel bar on the executive floor.

Guatemala it is!