Down by the Riverside

Well we just finished a week of vacationing here in Guatemala. It was amazing to see the different terrain and climates that this small country has. It is just another reminder of how great and awesome the Creator is. This blog and the above bloggs will tell of our trip.

Our first leg of the trip was spent in Cobán. Cobán is not that great of a town, but it is a middle ground for the many beautiful sites around it. We stayed there for two nights. During the only full day that we had, we went to a place called Semuc Champey. It is a place that you have to want to go to, you can’t just pass through and stop along the way. It is about 20 miles down a long, curvy rock road (after a long, curvy paved road). From Cobán, a total of about 2.5 hrs by van. the view looking down onto the pools

The Cahabón river runs through this little village, and forms and awesome natural formation of pools. The river actually runs under the pools, and exits about 300 yards later. The river water never touches the pools, the water comes from the top of the mountains that surround the pools. It is truly an awesome site. So, we took about 3 hrs to enjoy the cool, clean water . . . we went swimming! the river going under the pools

Also, while in Semuc Champey, we went to explore a cave called K’an Ba. Within this massive limestone cavern, we had to walk, crawl, climb, and swim with one hand holding our only source of light, a candle. Fun huh?! Well, it is definitely something that you would not be able to do in the states . . . at least with a tour guide.

After the cave exploration, we went tubing down the Cahabón river and ended up at a little hostal called Las Marias. While there, we took advantage of a swing hanging from a tree over the river. We decided to play Tarzan for a while and took a few dives into the river. We hope to post pics from inside the cave later . . . we’re waiting for someone to email them to us.