Who would have thought that Guatemala is so green and has amazing mountains? I left Flores on Day 106 to a place called Semuc Champey. It was very surprising to see that the main road on the way to Semuc Champey at some point was not asphalted. Also there was no bridge to cross a river so we had to wait for a boat to carry us over. The scenery was like driving through Switzerland: green mountains and valleys with scattered small houses. Semuc Champey is a natural beauty where a river enters the ground and reappears 300m farther. This place basically is at the end of the world middle of nowhere, but it has a lot to offer if you are into extreme activities like climbing up a waterfall against its flow in a cave using rope. Here I had two impressive days with easy-going and fun people. It did not bother anybody that the huts where we were staying had electricity for four hours and tap water was a luxury not to mention hot showers.
On Day 108 I left Semuc Champey and after eight hours travelling on pick-up truck and “chicken” buses (number of people travelling in a minivan is triple of the allowed capacity) I arrived to Chichicastenango. Here is held the biggest Sunday Mayan market in Guatemala. Two hours walking through pushing crowd you end up fed up with this place and you are ready to leave to next destination.
On Day 109 I reached Lake Atitlan where you can rewind and admire the beautiful lake surrounded by volcanos and low clouds.
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