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Coming down from the highlands we were in banana country. Bananas
are one Guatemala's biggest exports. The plantations are self
contained communities with workers houses, schools, shops and
restaurants all on site. These blue bags are laced with pesticides
to keep insects away. |
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Giant stelae carved in honour of the Mayan leader Cauac Sky at
Quirigua archaeological zone. |
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Detail of the side panels. |
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Thought I recognised him from South Park. |
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Lago de Izabal. Yachts sail up the Rio Dulce from the Caribbean to
this beautiful lake. |
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This boy took care to balance our bikes as we made a speedy lake
crossing in a rickety boat to the town of Rio Dulce. |
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At the bar in one of Rio Dulce's marinas. Jeremy with Peter, one
of the accomplished sailors we met who have inspired us into thinking
about possibilities for our next adventure! |
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Sailing down the Rio Dulce to the Caribbean on a catamaran. This
young captain was starting travelling early, on a trip around Central
America with his mother. |
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| First town on the Caribbean. Livingstone is the
home of Garifuna people, black Guatemalans originally brought to the
Honduran island of Roatan as slaves before settling the Caribbean coast
of Central America. |
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| Sunrise on the Caribbean. |