After tearing ourselves away from the Margaritas on the beach in Mexico, we commenced a 5 day journey of crazy camionetes (people trucks), collectivos (let`s see how many people can fit in 1 car) and chicken buses (yes you know the one with live chickens on top).
It began with another overnight bus then an exhilarating and hair raising journey in a collectivo to the Guatamalan Frontera. From there it was a matter of squeezing onto chicken buses where the driver knows no word for full, with no suspension for a ridiculous amount of hours, up and up and up into the cloud covered volcanoes, then up some more. Another chicken bus, less people, less suspension, down, down, down with rocky roads making red centre old desert corrugated tracks look like super highways! Only one tuk tuk away from a hotel on the beautiful lake Atitlan and a good nights rest.
Waking up to a stunning view, we lazed around the lake for awhile, then hit the road once again, this time in a little tourist van, which, after having to detour and navigate the potted roads, dropped us off in Antigua at night. We spent the evening wandering the street and eating.
The next day, after being dropped off at the Guatemala airport, we discovered that our flight was delayed for 2 hours, :( BUT we had unknowingly purchased business class tickets :D so we spent the 2 hours in the Elite Suite, drinking Cuba Libres (thanks Ilse!) and champagne, then relaxing on the plane. What a way to arrive in Costa Rica!
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