While talking with a few people at our hostel in Flores, we learned about an idyllic river-side place to stay in the small mountain village of Lanquin. Originally, we had planned to head south for the city of Coban, but quickly changed our minds and decided to shoot for the El Retiro Lodge we had [...]
We woke up early for a 6am shuttle to the Mexico-Guatemala border, sad to say goodbye to our first country, but excited to be moving on to Guatemala. Having researched the border crossing ahead of time, we were prepared for a long day. Despite the fact that the point to point distance from Palenque, Mexico [...]
We ended up spending much more time (and money) in our first country, Mexico, than we had initially planned. Sadly, we also did not get to visit all the places we had wanted to see, either – it turns out it really is a huge country. That said, we had a fantastic time in Mexico. [...]
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