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 reaction was how did all of those people fit in the lorry with those onions in the first place, let alone survive unscaved? “If a lorry full of …
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 …
‘La Guerra De Desgaste’ (War of Attrition) was the name of the event held in the main plaza of San Cristobal de …
After over a month on the blazing hot Oaxacan Coast, it was time for a change in climate. We decided to retreat …
Our Spanish maestros at Ola Verde Expediciónes introduced us to this amazing roasting company in Pochutla called Finca El Pacifico. Apparently, much of their …
