From Antigua it was on to Flores the nearest town of consequence to the northern Tikal Mayan ruins. This was a full day of buses again (3 different ones). We enjoy travelling with the traditional Mayan Guatemalan people on the buses and watching the scenery go by. Flores is an island town in a lake joined by a causeway to its twin town of Santa Elena. We found (at a touts recommendation, something we do not normally do) some very cheap accommodation equivalent to...

And so we move onto Guatemala. Thursday 4th and Friday 5th March were like never ending days. We left Zipolite in Mexico about 2.00pm and 4 buses and 28 hours later we finally checked into accommodation in Antigua Guatemala! The last bus from Guatemala City to Antigua was the most amazing - a true chicken bus. The buses are old American school buses and carry at least 3 times their capacity with a conductor who hangs off the side shouting out for more people to ...