Semuc Champey Lanquin

... to say it was a fun night...that quickly became morning.  And I didn´t exactly make it to the tour for Semuc Champey, the famous torquois-colored pools that were my main reason for ending up at El Retiro in the first place.  ...

... , or that he either start to practice Islam or become a Zen Buddhist so he doesn't even get to celebrate Christmas? The Lanquin and Semuc Champey area was just as spectacular as the people I've met said it would be. I think I'll have to struggle a bit ...

... It wasn't´t really that bad until we were burping them up later that day. Thanks a lot Phil and Kemp. After breakfast we walked to Semuc Champey. Now at this point we have know idea what to expect, only that everybody raves about it and its a must see. At ...

When we returned to Coban after our very early bus ride from Semuc Champey, we jumped straight into our next adventure organized by a non-profit called Proyecto EcoQuetzal. Our excursion was labeled ethno-tourism, and was essentially a homestay with a ...

... on our priority list as we were bundled and bounced around hairpin bends on our descent to Semuc. The whole area of Lanquin and Semuc Champey are surrounded my beautiful alpine type mountain scenery. They both nestle in the bottom of a valley, which a ...

After a glorious week and a half of homestaying in Coban, we headed off to Lanquin and then to Semuc Champey.  Lanquin is only about 50km form Coban and is a beautiful windy road that lets you look out onto neverending green mountains and also ...

... laughs with fellow backpackers and enjoyed the family-style environment. But the highlight was definitely the limestone bridge of Semuc Champey, on top of which there are several natural pools of different sizes, filled with crystalline mountain spring ...

... from our friend from Isreal, and played last night for almost four hours. Yesterday, we took the tour to Semuc Champey, the main reason for our visit to Lanquin. This was the most amazing day we have had so far on our travels. First, we went on a ...

We took a tour to Semuc Champey where the limestone pools are and caves to explore. In typical Guatemalan stylee we all piled into the back of pickup truck and sped off. We all stopped to pick up lunch items. When Paul and I returned the pickup had ...

... here. Yesterday was cool, started off with a buffet breakfast...all you can eat...was good! then we went on this tour to Semuc Champey, we were with theis French girl, Emilie who i know from Antigua and her possibly boyfriendf i'm not really too sure on ...

... around the bed and they cram about 25 people in the back. We think we got ripped off, but it was a fun experience. Semuc Champey is a series of stepped pools and limestone formations. It used to be sacred ground for Maya rituals and is gorgeous. One of ...

Natural Wonder, Semuc Champey After a few days of relaxation on the beach I made my way to Semuc Champey in the center of Guatemala, close to the city of Coban. Sorry my excitement but WOW, WOW, WOW! Incredible! That place could easily be one of the ...

... setting right besides a river. The local attraction for which most people come to visit is the natural rock pool formation called Semuc Champey which are apparently amazing. I say apparently because I didn't actually go and see them. After many days of ...

... at the bottom of it which was nice for swimming as it was so hot. Main reason here was to go and visit the park of Semuc Champey which is a bit of a natural wonder. It is a limestone platform that has formed above a river in a huge gorge and stretches for ...

Nachdem ich dann noch 3 Tage Schule hatte hab ich mich am Mittwoch nach der Schule nach Lanquin aufgemacht einem netten kleinen Ort mit Höhlen und Semuc Champey. Der an sich reißende Fluß fließt für ca. 300m unterirdisch weiter und nur ein Teil fließt durch die ...

... finca turned off their generator at 9.30 so it was another early night for us. Next day we were up early to get to Semuc Champey before all the tours arrived. On arrival the lads decided to hike to the Mirador (viewing point) while the ladies opted to ...

... serious nasty looking red bruises.  They don´t seem to have stuck though.  Next we headed up to the lakes at semuc champey, which are just insanely beautiful.  I´ve pretty much given up on posting pictures here, but when i get somewhere you ...

... person but included tubing, cave exploration, jumping off of tall things and of course, swimming in the beautiful turquoise pools of Semuc Champey. A pickup truck with a cage sauntered to the bed picked us up for the 9 km ride through lush green ...

... from the river a little tired with cuts and bruises as some of the rocks are kinda sore. The following day we go to Semuc Champey, 10km to the south, which are a great deal more spectacular than the caves. There are a series of idyllic pools in ...

Vstavame brzy rano, protoze chceme dorazit do Semuc Champey pred organizovanymi skupinami a chceme tam jit pesky.. Jsme domluveni s Francouzema Lorent a Julien a Svycarkou Verou, ze vyrazime v pul osme rano. Nicmene jak uz to obcas byva ...