Coban, Lanquin, Semuq Champey and now Flores

Too much has happened and I have seen too many beautiful things to express it all. A million words and photographs could not begin to describe Semuq Champey, but the photo of the waterfalls will have to do for now. We explored water caves by candlelight in the morning, climbed up behind the waterfall in the photo, and then jumped off the ledge to the right of the falls into a deep pool. . . You just have to go there to experience it, I can´t do it justice!

The church is in Coban, I just thought it was pretty. In Coban we went to an Orchid Farm called Vivero Verapaz and saw Guatemala´s national flower, the Monja Blanca, along with hundreds of other beautiful orchids.

Now I am in Flores, getting ready for my trek to El Mirador. I found a group and we will be leaving either tomorrow or the day after. I met them in Lanquin at an amazing hostel with a river, sauna, and tiki hut rooms. They were are group of three, now we are four and we are hoping to pick up a few more people before we leave. In that case you won´t hear from me for a week because the trek lasts 6 days, we will hike through the jungle for two days until we arrive at the ruins of El Mirador. As I understand it, we will stay there for a day to explore, and then take a shorter hike to the ruins of Nakbe. This is what I most wanted to do here in Guatemala, and it has fallen into place so easily, I am so excited!

Flores may be my favorite town so far in Guatemala, it is an island on the lake of Peten Itza and it is so beautiful and comfortable (aside from the heat)! We found a nice place to stay on the lake, with a spiral staircase up to a roof top balcony. The sunset was amazing last night, and all the streets are beautiful.

Hope everyone is doing well!
Cheers!