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- Guatemala
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- Quetzal (GTQ)
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Flores Slideshow
Flores
Travel Blogs from Flores, Guatemala
The lost world
This is a top pick! ... we were let past it was quite a long journey until the breakfast stop where we discovered we were the only ones crossing to guatemala and everyone else was on a jungle adventure. Was a fab buffet breakfast, expensive at 5 bucks but just what we needed. ...
Mayaenes hjemby..nesten hvertfall.
Ja, da er vi back in business. Kanskje litt lenge siden sist, men den "daarlig tid, vi??Langt ifra" viste seg aa vaere litt mer optimistisk enn haapet. Eller vi har ikke daarlig tid, men internetthening har ikke vaert foersteprioritet..ogsaa skal det ...
Mayan Marvels
... or soaring high above, and wild turkeys strutting about the ground. In the late afternoon, our minibus took us right from Tikal to Guatemala City for onward transit to the to the market towns. Our flight was an overflow charter, so we were on a tiny ...
Tikal, Coati´s and the Cheeky Monkey
... out", so we got the bus back, and spent the rest of the day relaxing on our nice balcony, eating, walking around the island of Flores (it took 20mins!), explored the village and had a drink or 2 whilst watching the sun set. I had a sore tummy again so we ...
Tikal!
To flee the expensive prices in Belize I headed west to Guatemala, specifically to Flores, which is a pretty little town on an island in the middle of a big blue lake. I traveled across the border with Robin and Bob, a couple from Indiana, I think, ...
All up in the air and back down again
and now, a fun filled adventure through pictures! (simon convinced me to go to el salvador for the weekend so that{s where i{m heading ...
Tikal Ruins
Flores, Guatemala was reached by crossing from Mexico to Guatemala via a river that boarders the two countries. First a 4 hour van ride..then a 30 minute lancha river ride, then another 3 hours on a bumpy dirt road to Flores. After about 2.5 hours of ...
Tikal's Torments
With some measure of reluctance, we bid farewell to Antigua on Tuesday night and boarded a bus destined for Flores, Guatemala, a town most well known for its proximity to the Mayan ruins at Tikal Guatemala. We were slated to take a collectivo from ...
Flores, Guatemala
We have landed for a few days in Flores, Guatemala. Our intent is to visit the ruins of the Mayan City, Tikal. The Tikal site is in the jungle around 1 hour from here by car and there aren't any hotels aside from camp sites near Tikal so this seemed ...
semuc champey and tikal
... to us. dodgy as buggery but quality to do and see. so, left there after my day tour up to a town called flores in northern guatemala. from flores you take tours to one of the best ruined sites of the mayan world, tikal. the place was amazing to see. i ...
last few moments in flores
so i'm leaving flores tonight and taking the bus to guatemala city, then directly to antigua. my stay here at flores was nice, but i have a few regrets. one, one of the owners of the place was talking about a refugee camp which sells them peanut butter.. ...
Daytrip to the Tikal ruins
After a good night sleep I woke up around 6:15.. And decided to have a bit more of a snooze till 6:45.. Then I got up.. Had a shower and got some breakfast in the backpackers and a nice coffee to wake up... Around 7:45 I walked to the bus station and ...
Guatemala
... as us back up to the US, so we ended up traveling with them to Coban then Antigua. We had some interesting journeys in Guatemala, the main buses are known as Chicken buses, these are US school buses some of which are painted brightly and look great. The ...
The Mayan ruins at Tikal
... we hopped on a minibus heading to the tiny island of Flores. We were actually dropped in Santa Elena, just across the causeway to Flores, where we hailed a tuk tuk to take us and our packs to our destination. We walked around the island and found a great ...
I Saw a TOUCAN!!!
... nbsp; What a terrible way to see the park! We didn't get to see any Coatimundis but we saw a turkey found only in Guatemala (more exciting to Brittany than Disney World), lots of Spider Monkeys, parrots, and of course, Toucans! It was a ...
Tikal
Tikal, the ruins of a Mayan civilaztion previously surrounded by and now enveloped in the dense jungle, is an awe inspiring sight. The buildings themselves are impressive in stature in addition to the mental image of an entire large city swallowed by the ...
Isla de Flores
... (rum) to drink as the sun set each evening fair mellowed us out too. Nice after the constant travelling of the previous 4 days. Flores was the last independent Mayan city to fall to the Spaniards in 1697. Nothing Mayan is left now, and we mostly just ...
A splendid island village on Lake Peten Itza
... from here to El Remate and on to Tikal and also south to Poptun for Finca Ixobel. San Jose, across the water from Flores More thumbnails ... The view from The tiny island of Flores in Lake Peten Itza The tiny island of Flores in Lake Peten Itza ...
A princess insight into backpacking
... (day money only) for about 30 minutes! What actually happened is that the bus driver dropped us off after coming back from flores and it wasnt until samson had to pay for accommodation that he realised he didnt have his wallet! luckily the bus driver ...
Tikal...amazing.
Tikal holds the distinction of being the Mayan's foremost city. All visitors here must agree. A nice touch about this place is the howler monkey alarm clock. Awaking to these screams sets the tone for an exploration around this fantastic ...
Now in Guatemala
... 13/09 Tracy here. Woke up early and took a ferry to Belize City where we splurged on a bus all the way to Flores, Guatemala. It was well worth it and eliminated all of the problems and confusion we had crossing into Belize. Belize city, ...
Schweiss, Staub und Pyramiden
Da alle Touris in Guatemala frueher oder spaeter in Tikal ankommen muessen, haben wir beschlossen, dem Mainstream zu folgen (und Toms Ruinengeilheit zu befriedigen). Als um 03:30 der Wecker geklingelt hat, waren wir uns ploetzlich nicht mehr soo sicher, ...
Still here!
What do you call 4 Mexicans in quicksand? Cuatro Cinco Flores is a beautiful tiny island in the middle of Lago de Peten Itza. We've been here for a few days. We weren't sure about our hotel at first as my bed had a damp mattress. When I asked the ...
Flores/Tikal
Naar vi endelig kom til Flores ble vi kj0rt direkte til et hostel der vi tilbragte natten sammen med Hugo (igjen). Gikk en tur for aa spise og for aa titte litt f0r "den store dagen". TIKAL: Dro med minibusser klokken 03:15 fra Flores for aa faa ...
Flores Francais
Prochaine etape, Flores au Guatemala. Depuis Caye Caulker, on prend donc le bateau jusqu'à Belize City, d'où on achète le billet de bus : « Vous avez le choix entre 2 compagnie » et elle nous montre la brochure de chacune. L'une ...
Hola from Flores
It turns out there ARE internet cafes everywhere, so here we are, sweltering in the 35-ish heat and humidity in Flores, Guatemala. It has been that hot everywhere so far. I think my body has produced more sweat in the last 4 days than in my entire life ...
Flores and Tikal
It is rare, I would think, that anyone would come to visit Guatemala and not visit Tikal. It is the largest and one of the oldest Mayan ruin renovations and is spectacular. Knowing I did want to see it, though never really being the tourist type, I ...
To go or not to go....
... anyways. We waited at our hostel. 1 hour passes and we are still waiting. People started waking up for the 5 AM bus that was leaving Flores. A friend that we met in Semuc Champey was joining us for our tour but leaving the day at on a 10 PM bus to ...