When we arrive at the top of the hill and pedal up the final, more gradual rise to the turn-off for La Cuchilla, we hear the first shouts of “profe, profe!” Lacey and I are drawing breaths in huge gulps
Final Travels in Central America, Part I – The Carribean and the Rio Dulce
Our final two weeks of travelling began when we reached the Honduran Bay Islands, and spent two days and a night camping on this small, gorgeous, and completely undeveloped Carribean Island, called Water Caye. Not a bad place
Final Travels in Central America, Part II – Tikal
Early morning looking from Temple IV over the jungle at Tikal, perhaps the greatest ancient city of the Maya. The ruins are huge; we spent an entire day exploring the site, often hiking through dense jungle on overgrown
Final Travels in Central America, Part III – Semuc Champey and Lago de Atitlan
Gorgeous light in the Verapaces, the mountains above Semuc Champey. The river just below Semuc Champey. The wonder of Semuc Champey is tough to get your mind around; while a roaring river undercuts a kilometer-long limestone natural