THE TRIP After a short tuk-tuk ride to the “terminal vieja” in Flores, the bus to the border was already loaded up and heading out, so I got there just in time. For the 90-minute ride to the border, the driver played the new Justin Bieber album, then the greatest hits of Bob Marley. They’re…
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The 90-minute bus ride to Tikal was not very eventful. Everyone in the van talked to each other, but it wasn’t life-altering. When we arrived at the visitor center, there were 2 guys in our van who wanted to camp out for the night and see Tikal at sunrise, so they waited behind us to…
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Los Amigos hostel is probably one of the fanciest hostels I’ve ever seen. There’s a sauna, sound-proof party room, juice bar, restaurant, pool table…. I can’t even remember it all. I opted to pay a bit extra for a 6-person room with A/C, rather than the 20-person dorm without A/C and less chances of quality…
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I walked from my hostel to the random bus point for the bus to the border, and it actually showed up 5 minutes early. I’m still impressed that I got on the bus with no issues. The cost was 10 HNL and took only about 15 minutes. The border crossing was hilarious. The passport agent…
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The next morning, I got up early to walk to the ruins and spent time there. I had no idea how to get to the ruins, but I just looked for tourists and followed them. Pretty easy. Tip: head northeast out of town, and you’ll start seeing signs. The ruins are insanely beautiful. I kept…
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