Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

 

The shuttle from Antigua to Lake Atitlan took about three and a half hours and arrived at 4pm.  The van approached the lake from a mountain road high above, and the lake came out of nowhere.  Suddenly, I was greeted with spectacular views of an expansive, majestic, shimmering blue lake radiating the afternoon sunlight, encircled by lush green hills and towering volcanoes.… Read more

Oaxaca & San José del Pacífico, Mexico

The bus ride southwest to Oaxaca took about four and a half hours.  I had a luxury bus, so it was a quite nice trip with scenic views of the dry, steppe, desert scrub land which most people think of when envisioning Mexico that transformed into tropical savanna and rolling green hills. … Read more