Deep in the jungle of Palenque Mexico and crossed in to Guatemala

Been busy the last 2 weeks we spent a few nights deep in the jungle of southern Mexico in Palenque to see the ruins and camped in a real hippie area. The nights were full of music and insects and the mornings had monkeys roaring, birds chirping and more insects.






After we set out to the board crossing town of Ceibo, about 2 hours from Palenque. The crossing was pretty easy not busy at all. We change some pesos to quetzals got the visas, after did the van paper work drove in and had 2 guys spray down the tires. total cost $12 usd. Was pain free and very fast not at all of what we expected.

our hostel in Flores

bump into some people we met in Oaxaca

lake side sun set in Flores

Our first stop in Guatemala was Flores and we bumped into some travels that we meet in Oaxaca, small world. We went to see the ruins of Tikal and we found a real nice spot on the lake called El Remante and camped right on the lake with a tiny family run hostel that let us camp for $4 usd a night.

highest pyramid in Tikal

on top what view

camp out at this place on the lake for 5 usd a night

view of the lake

In the middle of the jungle with witch doctors

We made it to Catemaco, a small town on a lagoon. The town is famous for its brujos, male witch doctors. We spent 2 nights camping on the lagoon and one night in the jungle at the Nanciyaga that hosted likes of Mal Gibson, Sean Connery and numerous Mexico celebrities it has a famous mud bath and mineral water pool. The town is full of hungry police that stop us twice with the second time trying to get money from us for not having plates on the front but we got off with just a warning.

the jungle road to Nanciyaga

this little paradise Poza reyna out in mountains road was even worst

me and Julio enjoying a dip in the falls

view from our cabin alligators swimming by and wild monkeys in the background

our tinny cabin

sun rise in Catemaco

Luisa and me getting a facial with natural mud from the area

mineral water pool runs down from the nearby mountains

sad monkeys stuck on the tinny monkey island in Catemaco lagoon

we are leaving Catemaco tomorrow for Palenque.