So a slight change of plan following yesterday’s blockade and we managed to leave our temporary residence just after 6.00 pm and drove to Rio Dulce rather than Livingston.
Nice hotel set on the river with lots of boat moorings. Apparently when there are hurricanes in the Caribbean people take shelter on the river and never leave.
Around the hotel
The only thing we will miss out on is a visit to the Quirigua Ruins but as we have been to Copan and Tikal tomorrow not too much of a hardship
Took a motor boat trip on Lago de Izabal, a huge freshwater lake, passing the Castillo de San Felipe
We then went to visit Ak’Tenamit school set in the midst of the rainforest. It houses almost 600 boarding pupils from poor backgrounds. It was an amazing place in which to learn academic and practical skills.
Some pictures around the lake
The mangroves
Lots of birds especially herons, cormorants and pelicans
We continued onto the Garifuna town of Livingston with a much more Jamaican type vibe. It lies where the Rio Dulce meets the Bahia de Amatique. The Garifuna are a unique race with a language, culture and cuisine all of their own.
Had lunch in a local restaurant of crab and coconut broth with prawns and a side of red snapper.
Around Livingston
Some of the animals on the lake
We then drove onto Flores just as the sun was setting and our hotel which is set amidst the rainforest on the shores of Petenchel Lagoon
The hotel
