On the road to Guatemala not Mandalay!

Today we entered a time warp and gained an hour - we are now 7 hours behind the UK. The border crossings were relatively simple not like the ones experienced by Michael Palin. Although we did have to go in a motorised canoe to cross into Guatemala.

Mexico on the left, Guatemala on the right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Once we reached Guatemala we boarded the bus to Flores.

On the way to Flores we passed many towns (muchos pueblos) and farmsteads (fincas).

Flores is an island in a lagoon. It is attached to Santa Elena on the mainland by a land bridge. Locals use tuk-tuks to get around.

Tomorrow we are going to visit another Mayan site - Tikal.