So, I don't think I've told you any facts and figures about Guatemala since arriving here. It's a bit bigger than England with a population of about 13 million. I think the most people know about this country is what they've heard in the news over the last month or so - the powerful tropical storm Agatha and the eruption of Pacaya Volcano caused mudslides and flooding across most of Central America and Guatemala was the worst affected country and declared a sta...

Crossed the border into Guatemala on Saturday and headed to Flores (in the torrential rain!). Flores is a tiny place located on an island on Lake Peten Itza, connected to the mainland by a causeway. It's a bit like a Lilliput Lane place with little cobbled streets but quite nice, if we could have seen it properly! I went for a wander (armed with my rain jacket) and returned to the hotel about 10 minutes later looking like a drowned rat! We ended up getting a van ...