Guatemala, Once Again!

So we ended up back in Guatemala… somehow the forward progress of our trip-around-the-world isn’t happening so much. But Livingston and Rio Dulce were lovely and worth the visit. We went through another border crossing, but this time not by land or air, but by sea. Drenched to the bone by the time we reached Livingston a Guatemalan style statue of Liberty welcomed us in. We had left Belize behind to get a mix of cultures back in Guatemala which we found the instantly as we set foot on dry land. Hard to believe it was the same country we had entered from Mexico nearly 4 months ago, Livingston has more of the flavor of the Caribbean than Latin America. Greeted in a mixture of Creole, Spanish and English all things felt reminiscent of Jamaica like Belize had.



Amongst those familiar things- Seven Alters, a beautiful river going out to the sea with cascading waterfalls into blue-green pools to cool you off on a swim.

As Livingston is only accessibly by boat, we hopped on another one to head out- this time to Rio Dulce the town along Rio Dulce the river. Starting out steep sided with green forests crowding in on you, the river opens up so wide you would think you were in a great lake. Along the way we found beautiful hostels to compliment a tranquil setting.

Once again Guatemala has treated us well and is truly a country we are going to miss.