Dos Mundos Pacific Resort Monte Rico

... machines, coffee grinders etc. These machines are then offered to rural communities here in Guatemala that do not have the benefit of electricity.<br><br>It was nice to be in a real Guatemalan city not dominated by tourists. There were many great photo opportunities, but still one should be careful not to offend the locals. <br><br>Thereafter we walked to the outskirts of town, where we found the Maximon church. It really was nothing like a real church. First of all ...

... was getting dark and as we were above the clouds the sunset and cloud formations were pretty spectacular. That combined with the full moon really did make it unforgetable. Hopefully the pics give some idea of what i'm talking about..<br><br>We didn't get back til quite late but hit the town last night as this place is meant to be a big party town particularly at weekends. We had a pretty good time but am really in need of some good music. Have heard the same tunes every day since ...

... Although we did use a van for our major transportation, riding a bike and hiking through local towns really provided me with an opportunity to connect with and immerse myself in the culture. Guatemala is a beautiful country with a rich culture and scenic landscape that will forever stick out in my mind as a favorite from all my travels. <br><br>The final part of our trip included ...

... got some dinner and headed off to bed pretty knackered after the climb. As I went to sleep I thought about how ridiculous it was to be so close to lava that it felt like my skin was on fire, poking it with sticks and throwing rockings into it like some primative caveman! Its not an experience you could get in many places on the globe. 26th May Spent most of the day wandering around Antigua looking at the sites. Its a beautiful city ...

... now just a mess of colour and vegetation, with the local kids running along behind salvaging flowers and vegetables that were still intact and pilfering them away in their pockets or bags, presumably a yearly tradition.<br><br><br><br>Here's some more photos from Semana Santa:<br><br><br><br><br> <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br ><br> <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br ><br ...

... they claimed each of the sticks. Not a bad business considering the amount of tourists that go there on daily basis. Along with us, there arrived about 5 other vans. <br><br>The park's entrance doesn't look like an office. Actually it looks as if there were restrooms only and i never saw a ranger or some kind of official. The only type of authority we saw was a bunch of soldiers that arrived about the same time we did. It was scary for a moment. <br><br>However, the community is ...

... Antigua! He dropped us off at another makeshift terminal where a brightly coloured chicken bus labeled 'Antigua' was on its way out, perfect timing. Board and bags were thrown on top and we were off. It took about 40 minutes to actually leave the city and because we hadn't eaten a decent meal all day, we ended up being quite generous to the sellers missing limbs that boarded the bus every minute to sell ...

... We have already ridden more that 6,500 miles since we left New York!  Then we brought the Buell to the Harley/Buell Dealer in Guatemala City for its needed repair.   The dealer said there are only two other Buells in Guatemala, so they did not have many parts for the bike, but I did bring an extra oil filter and we had them start regular service and repair of the kickstand, this time with strong bolts. As for me, my cold was not getting much better and I ...

... absolutly amazing, and when we have more time we will write about our cultural discussions which have been lively and animated *especially when we got into spanish swear words and cultural differences in use of swear words* Today we took a 3 hour bus ride to a town who's name we cannot pronounce, but which is called Chichi by the tourists, and explored one of the biggest markets in the region. Let me tell you, it is VERY hard not to buy something you don't want when ...

... efter en halv times tid at betale prisen for at blive transporteret af hestene de sidste fire kilometer opad. Turen går op igennem lav, tæt skov. Der er mange stier der hele tiden deler sig, så det er godt, at der er en guide med. Her lugter intenst af skov og hest, samt en skarp lugt jeg ikke kender. - Måske fordi underlaget her er sort vulkansk aske. Underligt nok er der ingen lugt af svovl, - hverken her eller ved lavaen.Vi startede i solskin, men vi bevæger os efterhånden ...