Elsie's Travel Blog

January 31, 2024 – Sumpango and Lake Atitlan

We left Guatemala City at 830am heading to Lake Atitlan. At 10:30am we stopped at the village of Sumpango. Annually,

Today our local guide, Ivania, took us to learn about a non profit called Safe Passage which is located next

Today was a travel day. Breakfast was at 7am and we drove away at 8am. It took about one half hour

While typing this, I am watching the 4th quarter of the 49er game. Please excuse any typing errors.This morning we

Last night at 11:52pm there was a 6.1earthquake in Guatemala which was felt throughout Central America. My hotel bed shook

This morning we went to Joya de Ceren. This is archaeological site,like Pompeii and Herculaneum in Italy, that was destroyed

After breakfast we said goodbye to our hostess after taking a group picture with her. We drove to an extinct

Today started with breakfast at 7am, bags out at 745 am and on the bus at 820am.We rode 40 minutes

I had a typical Central American breakfast today – 2 eggs, refried beans and rice, plantains, a roll, fresh squeezed

After breakfast we had a short orientation talk to learn about the trip. We boarded the bus that will take