The Highlands of Guatemala and Tikal are the two most visited areas in Guatemala. This post is about some of the things you can see and do in the Guatemalan Highlands. (Tikal will be coming in the next post.) The Highlands include Antigua: a colonial town that hasn’t changed much in a few hundred years, […]
Animals
Things to See in Belize: Animals
This last post on things to see in Belize is all about the animals, and some good places to find them. As well as a bunch of photos of the animals of course. Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary Crooked Tree is a protected wetland area which makes it great for spotting wildlife, especially birds. One of […]
Mexico’s Mayan Ruins
Mexico has a ton of pre-Hispanic civilisations and ruins, with the Mayans controlling the largest area and having the most towns and cities. You don’t realise just how many and how big the cities were until you see them yourself. We spent a lot of time travelling around the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico visiting a […]
A Couple of Cool Things to See in Chiapas
Just a short post here as it’s late at night and we have to be at the airport at 5:00AM tomorrow. Early tomorrow morning we fly out to Cuba. The internet is a little bit inconvenient to access in Cuba so there won’t be any blog posts while we’re over there. So don’t worry if […]
The Monarch Butterfly Migration, One of Nature’s Most Spectacular Sights
One of the most amazing things we’ve seen in our travels is the monarch butterfly migration in Mexico. Every autumn, monarch butterflies from all over North America travel to warmer climates to spend the winter. They like somewhere that’s cool, but not cold enough to be frosty. And moist but not rainy. The Central Highlands […]
