Today I suffered my first serious bicycle crash in five years. I was on a casual non-touring day ride, descending at high speed in morning light and I didn’t notice an unpainted speed bump (or tumulo in GT) hiding in the shadows. I hit the tumulo at full speed and my rim immediately …
Whether you are just passing through San Cristobal de las Casas for a few days or a few weeks, La Calaca is a great option for a comfortable, affordable hostel that has a really cool house-share vibe. They have one eight bed dorm room and one double room available to rent from 60 Pesos per …
A glimpse from above at an upcoming climb In planning our route into the Guatemalan Highlands, I underestimated just how big these mountains are. The Cuchumatanes are the highest non-volcanic mountain range in Central America with the highest peak, La Torre, reaching over 3800m. We climbed at total of 4517m …
A crowd of people were gathered along the treacherous switchback as we made our descent after an 800 meter climb. My first …
Lake Tziscao is the largest of the 59 lakes found at Parque Nacional Lagunas de Montebello. We had heard good things about …
After we had received some powerful injections, the doctor prescribed us an arsenal of pills to combat the parasitos in our intestines. …
We crossed the Guatemalan border on a dirt path without any immigration control. You can see the tiny Lago Internacionál to the left and …
The locals kindly let us pitch our casita under this church gazebo to escape the massive downpour. We even had a nice …
