Xela to Huehuetenango and Nebaj
Chicken bus to Xela Sorry for another long break since our last blog. Lots has happened and loads of plans have changed, hopefully for the better. One of our objectives when going away was to go with the flow and take opportunities when they arise and hopefully in the next couple of posts you will see what I mean. For now I want to describe our reasonably straight forward and fun filled time in Xela aka Quetzaltenango. Fresh off the bus from San Pedro La Laguna, Xela was a bit of a shock. A lot more crowded than the picturesque Lake Atitlan, Xela is the second largest city in Guatemala and offers itself as a vibrant new urban scene, if a little rough around the edges. It is a city reflective of a developing economy with new bars and hipster restaurants but bad roads and a lot of stray dogs. View of Xela from roof of Kasa Kiwi We quickly found ourselves at Kasa Kiwi, the most reasonably priced hostel in the City. We found it to be very welcoming, clean and safe,...