{"id":2324,"date":"2023-11-30T08:59:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twonieproject.com\/?page_id=2324"},"modified":"2024-09-28T09:24:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T17:24:28","slug":"by-the-numbers-guatemala","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/twonieproject.com\/?page_id=2324","title":{"rendered":"By the numbers – Guatemala"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Guatemala 19 October – 22 November 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Days: 35
Travel days: 12 \/ 34%
Non-travel days: 23 \/ 66% (due to incessant rain from concurrent tropical storms in the Pacific and Caribbean, we holed up for a few days)
Total kms: 1427 km
Avg km\/day: 41 km
Travel day kms: 1338 km
Avg km\/travel day: 112 km
Fuel used: 44.48 L (Michael)
Fuel economy: 3.12 L\/100km (Michael)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Average cost \/ day:<\/strong>
Angela: CAD$59.00
Michael: CAD$66.73 (Michael eats more food, burns more fuel.)
We bought new tires at Motopolis; Michael bought a new pair of pants (Columbia) and new motorcycle gloves (Klim).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where we slept:<\/strong>
Friend – 20%
Hotel – 60%
Orphanage – 20%<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weather:<\/strong>
Cold\/dry – 0%
Cold\/wet – 0%
Cool\/dry – 2.9%
Cool\/wet – 14.3%
Warm\/dry – 40%
Warm\/wet – 8.6%
Hot\/dry – 28.6%
Hot\/wet – 5.7%
(Wet defined as riding in rain enough to have put on rain gear; if it rained and we weren’t riding in it, the day is listed as dry)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Road surface:<\/strong>
Paved – 95%
Rock – 0%
Dirt\/gravel – 5%
Sand – 0%<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things we enjoyed:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flores<\/strong> – where to base to see Tikal<\/a>, which is amazing; many places in Flores offer tours to get to Tikal; very few secure parking opportunities in Flores; Hotel Villa del Lago<\/a> let us park in their lobby
Rio Dulce<\/strong> – where to base to visit Livingston; the boat ride to Livingston is better than the town of Livingston, and not worth staying there overnight; note that Hwy 7E running WSW of Rio Dulce is not all paved (2023), and after some rain can be muddy and slippery
Semuc Champey<\/strong> – best seen if it hasn\u2019t been raining; we holed up nearby as two major storms (on in the Pacific and one in the Atlantic) converged and dumped on us non-stop for almost a week; we ended up skipping it as all the rain run-off would result in brown, muddy water instead of the regular blue
Guatemala City<\/strong> – avoid unless you need stuff for the bike; otherwise, stay with Sandra<\/a> (and go to Motopolis<\/a> for your bike needs)
Volcan Pacaya<\/strong> – you can hike up this volcano and have a guy bake you pizza on the volcano (Whatsapp +502 5743 0259)
Antigua<\/strong> – great place to take a break; the hike to Acatenango is a bit arduous, but will get you great views of Volcan Fuego, which erupts every 20 min or so; the seating areas in both the Starbucks and McDonald’s are worth seeing
Hobbitenango<\/strong> – is so-so<\/a>; it has Hobbit-inspired cottages for rent; don\u2019t try riding your motorcycle to the very top unless you\u2019re a better rider than me; park at the bottom of the hill and take the offered transportation to the top, or be prepared for a very steep and narrow road with two way traffic
Lake Atitlan<\/strong> – the south side of the lake used to be dangerous to ride through here, but since being paved it is as safe as anywhere else, though there still is a water crossing<\/a>
– Santiago Atitl\u00e1n<\/strong> – visit Maximon, a Mayan idol in a small Mayan church; this idol is cared for by a different family every year, and so he moves around a bit
– San Juan La Laguna<\/strong> – not as touristy<\/a> as some places; there\u2019s a nice lookout<\/a> you can hike to above the town
– San Marcos La Laguna<\/strong> – Cisco lives here; you have to stay with Cisco in his lakeside home<\/a> (Whatsapp +502 5865 0837)
Quetzeltenango<\/strong> – the road from San Marcos La Laguna to here is an awesome ride; once in Quetzeltenango (also called Xela), visit Xelapan<\/a> to eat xeca<\/a>, a wonderful local bakery item with many different fillings<\/a>
Santiago Atitl\u00e1n<\/strong> – where the yellow church from the Lonely Planet guidebook cover is located
Chichicastenango<\/strong> – has the largest street market<\/a> in Central America (Thu and Sun)<\/p>\n\n\n

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