After several conversations with fellow travelers we decided to make our way from Semuc Chempey to Utila (an island off the coast of Honduras) via a boat trip from Rio Dulce to Livingston. After a five-hour ride on gravel roads through the jungles of the department of Alta Verapaz (and along the Cahabon River), we arrived at the river, which flows out of Lake Izabal (the largest in Guatemala). According to the U.S. coast guard, this area is the safest place to hide a sailboat during hurricane season.
Rio Dulce
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| Castillo de San Felipe - a historic fort on Lake Izabal that was used to defend Rio Dulce from the threat of pirates. |
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| On the river . . . |
Livingston - Hike to Seven Alters and the beach...finally!
Livingston is the port town at the mouth of Rio Dulce. It feels much more like Jamaica than Guatemala, and has a unique blend of Garifuna, Afro-Caribbean, Maya, and Ladino cultures. We enjoyed tapado - a traditional Garifuna dish consisting of snapper, crab and other seafood, and plantains swimming in a spicy, coconut milk broth.....delicious.
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| Land crabs were everywhere! As you walk along the path near the beach you could see (what seemed like hundreds) scurrying into their holes out of the corner of your eye. This guys was a little slow and I was able to snap a photo. |
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