Fun
Huanchaco, Peru
We spent a ten day week in Peru in February, mainly to extend the amount of time we could spend in Ecuador. Since the devastating flooding in Macchu Picchu occurred just as we were planning our trip, our original plans needed to change. We ended up staying the whole time in Huanchaco, a seaside town […]
Volcan Arenal
Like Monteverde, there are about a bazillion tours available in La Fortuna, mostly visits to Volcan Arenal. We opted to simply take the one suggested by our hostel. It was $40 USD per person, and included transportation to the volcano, a small hike, a dusk volcano viewing, a trip to a local hot springs, dinner […]
Monteverde
There are many ways for travelers and their money to be parted in the Monteverde Cloudforest area. It's not especially expensive to be there, it's just that there are many, many tourist activities available, all for a fee. We skipped the butterfly gardens, the guided hikes in the national park, the Sepentarium and insect zoo, […]
Monteverde, Costa Rica
From our trip to the Monteverde cloudforest, including great shots of hummingbirds and us ziplining.
Tikal
We spent two days at the Tikal Parque Nacional in Guatemala. It surpassed all our expectations, and we were overwhelmed by the sights - both the ruins themselves and the jungle environment in which they are situated. The ruins are extensive, and in various states from entirely overgrown to completely excavated and reconstructed. Some were […]
Getting to Tikal
We visited the Mayan ruins at Tikal, Guatemala for a few days last week. Tikal is the site of the ancient capital of the Mayan civilization, and is now a national park in Guatemala. Thanks to the information from the crew of Savannah , we learned that we could fairly easily travel to the site […]
Mangroves at Tenacatita
Shots from a jungle dinghy trip through the mangroves at Tenacatita, Mexico.