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Probably The Best Central America Bucket List For Outdoor Lovers Ever

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I’ve wanted to do this post forever but just kept putting if off for some reason but today is the day. Today I’m working on my Central America bucket list!

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7 Things to Love About Lake Atitlan

I love this lake.  If I could live there, I might.  It’s just so pretty and it’s got everything and, ugh, I wish I was sitting on a tree branch over the water, enjoying the warm sun.  A lot of expats actually do move here because it’s so affordable!

Instead, I’m sitting under a blanket with at least 6 feet of snow on the ground outside.  Oh well, I get to see moose here.  In the spirit of the heat, here are the things I love about Lake Atitlan in Guatemala.

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Tikal at Almost Sunrise

I think I finally figured it out.  I think I felt the same way about Tikal as I did about the Grand Canyon.  I just didn’t love it.  I didn’t hate it either though.  Maybe I don’t have this all figured out.  It was my fourth and final ruin site.  Maybe I was running out of ruin steam.  That didn’t take long.  After all, I did just see Coba, Tulum, and Cahal Pech within a week or so.  This just seems so weird that I didn’t love it because I did have fun there.

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Pacaya Volcano Hike: The Best Intro Volcano Climb In Antigua

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One thing I knew I wanted to do before I left was climb a volcano, specifically Pacaya in Guatemala, mostly because that was the only one I knew about.  

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A Tour Around Lake Atitlan

I’ve already mentioned that Guatemala was by far my favorite.  I didn’t spend the most time here, Nicaragua takes the cake for that, but I was here for three weeks and ten of those days were spent in San Pedro La Laguna on the stunning Lake Atitlan.  There were a couple times after three or four days where I thought to myself “I should move on,” but I just couldn’t get myself to do it.  It was always “oh, but I want to hike Indian Nose tomorrow” (which I never did) or “but I want to walk around the village more.” (which I did plenty of!)

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Semuc Champey In Guatemala: A Not So Hidden Paradise

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Guatemala was my favorite country I visited, by far.  It had everything.  There was beach (that I didn’t go to,) ruins, and volcanos.  It had the best stuff to buy and it was all cheap, too.  

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