Monterrico is a small Guatemala beach town on the Pacific that on weekends turns a little crazy with Guatemaltecas from the capital. We stayed in a little place that was fantastic and cheap, but had a very loud outdoor bar very close to our open air dorm. Not much sleep followed by an early morning at 5 on Sunday!
Lots of beach time and drinks in the beachside bar at our hotel.
After 2 weeks of eating with a Guatemala family, we were very excited to eat seafood, and food with some favours. The local good restaurant has a resident pelican, Pablo, that begs from each table. Strange experience, especially after a couple of beverages in the sun at the beach.
Our hotel was right on the beach.
But the Pacific was too strong to swim in.
Hotel beach hammocks
Local afternoon pass time and transportation.
In the evening we went walking on the beach to see turtles laying eggs. The three of us were extremely luck to see two different turtles in the course of 2 hours, both very large with about 80 eggs each. It actually felt a little invasive though.
Sunday morning we got up at 5 AM to go on a lancha tour of the Reserva Biotopo, a large mangrove swamp area. The sunrise over the water was absolutely gorgeous. Even from the coast it was possible to see the 3 volcanoes that are close to Antigua - Volcan Pacaya, Volcan Agua, and Volcan Fuega.
The whole area is a mangrove swamp with blanco and negro mangroves, lots of wildlife, cool water plants.
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Love the colors and way you frame them...Edmonton had its first snow last week.
ReplyDeleteVery nice Tannis. This is a great way of showing your adventures to your friends and family. You look very happy. Who are the girls in the picture?
ReplyDeleteThe girls are two that I met in language school in Antigua. Lived with one here and travelled with both a bit.
ReplyDeleteJust came to see your pictures. I love them! I am still thinking of the adventure "Guatemala" and all the things we experienced! And your reports are so interesting and good to read....go on like this!
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