The end of Guatemala and into Honduras. We hadn't really planned to use up the bulk of our Central America time in Guatemala – it just happened somehow and without…
Mark WatsonOctober 25, 2017
Part II: San Miguel Acatán to Chichicastenango. We'd originally planned a slightly shorter tour for our ride through the Cuchumatanes but from the compelling taste of this place we'd experienced…
Mark WatsonSeptember 26, 2017
Part I: Quetzaltenango to San Miguel Acatan. In the north of western Guatemala's highlands lies a landscape thrust high; a plateau of former seabed now residing at the chilly elevation…
Mark WatsonSeptember 23, 2017
Volcánes Acatenango and Fuego. During our three week hiatus from cycling at Lago Atitlán we climbed the popular local peak Indian Nose a couple of times. On our second visit…
Mark WatsonSeptember 6, 2017
Studying Spanish and Exploring in the Guatemala Highlands. Home for three weeks during August was the Maya village turned tourist town of San Pedro La Laguna on the edge of…
Mark WatsonSeptember 2, 2017
Seven days climbing into the Guatemala Highlands. The romantic notion of pioneering explorers 'walking off the edge of the map' is something that has always appealed. Such exploits might elicit…
Mark WatsonAugust 11, 2017
A morning among the chaos and colour of the Chichicastenango Markets. At 2000 metres in the Quiché highlands the morning air has a chill to it. For the first time…
Mark WatsonAugust 11, 2017
Back to Guatemala. My last post reported that we'd arrived in the cruisy seaside Garifuna village of Hopkins – on Belize's Caribbean coast – only to discover a broken axle…
Mark WatsonAugust 6, 2017
The Mayan Cultural Triangle. This post comes from San Ignacio, Belize, just inside the country from the Guatemala/Belize border. After spending near to a month in Petén, Guatemala's steamy and…
Mark WatsonJune 21, 2017
