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Nicole's
Travelogues and Budget Travel Tips..
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ISLA DE LA FLORES, GUATEMALA
Isla de la Flores is a beautiful island in the middle of Lake Peten. It has cobblestone streets and the buildings are painted in pastels. It's 45 minutes by road from Tikal National Park.
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We stayed at La Casa del Lacandon which was on the edge with a beautiful view of the lake. The price was included in our tour but I believe it was about $15 US per night. The hotel was OK for one night - we supposedly had the honeymoon suite which had 4 beds and 2 fans. Hummm - not sure that made sense! The bathrooms were sparkling clean, but the beds were a bit on the scary side. Prior to our trip, a number of travelers told us not to go to Flores as they said they hated it and there was nothing to do. We, on the other hand, found it a nice addition to our itinerary and did some good shopping in town. It is actually a more middle-class town (which did not appeal to some tourists we talked to because it wasn't 'poor' enough to 'genuine.' - whatever!). The next morning we went on the deck of our hotel for a beautiful view of Lake Peten. We were chuckling at some kids driving a motor boat in circles over and over and over. Then we went shopping and got some great buys on tapestries and crafts and I bought a cool machete. |
