After a tiring day in Tikal, we fully deserved a relaxing week on a laidback Caribbean island (again). Read the rest of this entry »
April 17, 2010
April 12, 2010
Tikal’s pyramids and falling mokeys
In El Remate, a small city which serves as base-camp for Tical, we met Adam and Greg – the first visitors on our RTW! It was a huge change for us. They came with their own car that, although registered for as many as five people, usually carried no more than five people! Read the rest of this entry »
April 10, 2010
April 7, 2010
Amazing Cascades and Scary Spiders
Somewhere in the middle of Guatemala, there is a beautiful place called Semuc Champey. It is surrounded by hills covered with thick forests, cut by clean and refreshing rivers, and drilled by mysterious caves inhabited by thousands of bats. There were also scary spider-like creatures in one of these caves, which made Marta stay at home, of course. But probably the most amazing place was the series of several calm cascades with pools of crystal clear water in between. Marta was exploring their underwater part (she is still addicted to diving). I was admiring the interesting engineering design of Nature – most of the river water was actually passing under the pools, forming a 300m long bridge!
April 4, 2010
Antigua: the smell of burning shoe soles, dyed wood dust and incenses.
People here in Antigua, Guatemala, get really crazy during the Holly Week of Easter. Various religious processions circulate simultaneously the streets of this beautiful colonial town. The climax is on Good Friday, when Read the rest of this entry »
April 1, 2010
Dry and boring facts on diving by Maciek, the genuine nerd
1) It is not the tropical forests that form the “lungs of our planet”. It is the oceans – 70% of oxygen is created there.
March 31, 2010
Fishy business
The reason I love diving I cannot explain — it’s physical. When you dive you begin to feel like a bird. It’s liberation of your weight.
The underwater world of Caribbean is amazing!
March 1, 2010
New way of volunteering
Ying and Eric, the couple running the school in Providencia, Costa Rica, strongly rely on volunteer teachers. The conditions are fair– at least a three month stay, accommodation and food for free. The only cost covered by volunteers is the travel ticket. There are lots of candidates to choose from, because volunteering is in fashion and looks good on CV. The economical crisis that left many people jobless additionally extended this market.
February 25, 2010
Nicaragua
Nicaragua has the largest lake (Lake Nicaragua) in Central America, with fresh water sharks and Ometepe, a double-volcano island in the middle.
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February 16, 2010
Magic place
No wonder why Christopher Columbus who reached the wild coasts of Central America on his last voyage in 1503, before even stepping onto this land named it “Costa Rica”. This entire country is greener then I imagined, covered entirely with thick, rich, humid, vaporous jungle.