flying along the alps during sunset

Cancun beach

it's christmas time...but it doesn't feel like it;-)

Mexican food

35°C

sunrise at Cancun beach

our AirBnB accommodation in Bacalar

the private access to the lagoon in Bacalar

the one-room-house of our AirBnB host. Behind the curtain is the bathroom

this Tarantula waited for us in front of the door at night

passion fruit fresh from the tree

sunset

town hall of Orange Walk (Belize)

Mennonites

typical Central American breakfast - eggs and beans with fry jacks

two monkeys

Iguana

Bats sleep during the day

Maya ruins at Lamanai

Howler monkey (Brüllaffe)

Lamanai

Central plaza in Orange Walk

street vendors

typical Belizean food

our taxi to the border to Guatemala

Flores at dusk

Flores

sunset on Lago Petén

one of our rooms - as usual messy after 5 minutes;-)

Flores

a very steep street in San Jose at Lago Petén

local market. This was also the bus road...

in Tikal

Temple 1 in Tikal

Tikal

a pimped long distance bus in Guatemala

Lake Atitlan

people spread green grass at Christmas in front of their houses and shops

Panajachel

Panajachel

market in the old, non-touristic part of Panajachel

firecracker (Silvesterkracher) vendor

Central plaza of Solola

street vendor in the early morning

Lake Atitlan

view to Santa Catharina and Panajachel

spot the error ;-) a parade in Santa Catharina

simple street food

San Pedro la Laguna

some years ago the lake level rose some meters after heavy rainfall which lasted several days.

getting up for a sunrise tour

view from Indian Nose over lake Atitlan

view from Indian Nose over lake Atitlan

a colorful cemetery in Guatemala

view from Indian Nose over lake Atitlan

view from Indian Nose over lake Atitlan

tuned TukTuk :-)

San Pedro la Laguna

delicious, unhealthy Garnachas

street food

Tacos

crowded bus

view to the active volcano Santiaguito and Santa Maria

a Guatemalan family swimming in a river

street food vendors in Xela

ready for our 2-day-hike up to a view point close to Santiaguito - just the three of us and two local guides

active Santiaguito

down through the jungle - everything is covered in ash

...and up again on the other side

the vegetation is covered with a mixture of ash and moss

Santiaguito gave us a show at night

the eruption was followed by ash-rain...

dawn

enjoying the first sun rays

our little campsite

traditional mountain town "Todos Santos"

drying clothes

another room

it always got misty in the afternoon

a restaurant kitchen

Todos Santos

Antigua

Antigua

decorated bus

a queue in front of a bank was quite common

market food

Tacos "bakery"

shoe cleaners

market

caring about street dogs

typical "chicken bus"

opening macadamia nuts. They are much tougher than you would expect...

Antigua

Antigua

let's start the hike up Acatenango - this time not only 3 persons...

view from Acatenango to volcano Aqua

Volcanos Agua and Fuego

Volcano Fuego

campsite at Acatenango with view to the active volcano Fuego

Agua at night

sunrise

Fuego

again...ash everywhere...

typical table clothes in Central America - with untypical tourist coffee

nothing special in Guatemala - people with shotguns are almost in front of every shop. They are very friendly and you can ask them for directions.

view over Antigua from Cerro de la Cruz

Antigua