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The misty mountains
We left around 9am. From Semuc Champey we went straight to Cobán. I had to do the Orchids first because they were my highlight and for birthday reasons. Also , they deserve their own post. We got in Cobán and immediately went to a mall. Lu and i felt weird to be surrounded by so…
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Semuc Champey
As soon as the sun went down it started raining cats and dogs. For hours. Lu and i listened to it for quite some time before falling asleep. This morning every one was tired. Julio , a professional dreamer with quite the brains, i got to know last night, invited us to his house on…
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The road to Semuc Champey
Hugo sent us a MASSIVE list of recommendations. Having done the research Lu and i were set on taking the western road. Flores was good to us but happy to explore again we left the hotel at 6am. Our first destination was Crater Azul but either we missed a turn or we didnt want to…
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Jims operation
So the day started bright and early because, you know, only the early german catches the compressor belt… It was not too bad, apart from the 7000% humidity and 56 degrees in the shade, i was sweating so much that the sweat dropped of my nose while talking to people. But finding the belt was…
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Tikal ( Nature)
As soon as we entered it was clear, in for a proper treat. A jungle treat! Mixed with ruins! Vegetation is so thick as every plant is trying to battle the others for its place to get to the sun that sometimes you do not know where one starts and the other ends. While walking…
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Tikal (Ruins)
I will divide the Tikal posts in two parts. Ruins and Nature. Otherwise my phone wont be able to load them and its also not nice if the posts get too large. Lu and i got up very early so we could enter the park exactly at 6am. This was a very good idea since…
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Jim is in pain
Tical was AMAZING, but the post will have to wait because this just happened: We drove to the next mechanic, unfortunately the parts we need are not available.. Compressor is busted and the belt is ripped. Talking to one of Steves friends here in Guatemala. Lets see what happens 🤞 UPDATE: Steves friend Hugo had…
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Palm Oil
Yesterday Joella wrote me and hinted that the strange unknown fruit that we posted in one of the previous posts is used to make palm oil. I ran around a bit and asked a couple of people what this strange red thing is, it’s omnipresent in the south of Mexico and also in Guatemala. Nobody…
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Bad roads, good people
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…
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Chiapas
How could we even think about skipping it?! Blasphemy! Again! Having lost around an hour and after having talked to Steve again, who gave us a couple of recommendations before we cross over to Guatemala, we decided to take it slower then originally decided 🤪 We knew that the area around Palenque is beautiful so…
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Godsend
After having finished my earlier post we got back in the car.Having a decision made, we turned up the volume on that radio and blasted towards Guatemala! But wait , fuck , where is my phone… I stopped on the highway and we had a thorough search. Nothing. We tried to call from Lus phone.…
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Decisions, Decisions
We do not really know where to go. Obviously spoiled by choice but also having had such bad experiences on the northern coast , we are leaning towards Guatemala. First border is only 5 hours away . Counter arguments are: D and Steve are in Playa. And these two are close to the heart. Actually,…
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Oaxaca——> Vera Cruz
El Copal is a little piece of heaven. After having licked our wounds for a very relaxed two days we got back on the road. The decision to skip Chiapas was a hard one. We loved Chiapas the last time just as much as we loved Oaxaca but the roads are even worst most of…
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Downtime
We realized we needed a small break from driving. Yesterday this is what happened: Yes our ENTIRE bodies itch like HELL! Yes we are eating insane amounts of fruits. Yes we will do exactly the same again today. Happy but wounded campers !
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Guerrero ——> Oaxaca
Usually bad news always first, but since today is a special day we start with the good ones, then the bad ones and then good ones again. So we loved our little super eco hideout, jumped in the sea and went for food. There was actually just one open restaurant with a particular name. So…
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Acapulco for 2 hours
because any longer would be a waste of time. But lets start at the beginning. Good morning sunshine! We woke up early because of all the yummy worms you can catch at that hour…so revitalized and with a couple of good recommendations from our good friend Steve (dont worry , his ugly face will appear…
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Michoacán —> Guerrero
After our magical day we woke up happy campers. Happy but tired campers , not because of a lack of sleep, just because it is all a lot to take in. So we said we would take it slow and not drive for more then 5-6 hours today. It took us around 2 hours to…
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Abracadabra
We are starting to ask ourselves if we will go crazy keeping our current speed. Then again we are not going to stop before we are. So, onwards! Couple of emails in the unnamed hotel and off we went to Mercado Liberdad. With 40.000 square meters this is the largest indoor market in Latin America.…
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