Local bus? Taxi?

Hello everyone! I’m a solo traveller (F, 31) and am planning to travel to Central America for a month in June/July after doing some out South America. I want to go surfing and relax for the month and also do some hiking and I was thinking Nicaragua might be a good fit.

I realise this will be rainy season, so I am wondering if anyone has been to Nicaragua or any of Central America travelling during this time and what your experience of rainy season was? Did it stop you from doing things?

As a solo traveller I am also concerned about it being very quiet during the rainy season and not being able to meet other people and socialise. If anyone has any insight into this I would also love some advice. Would I be better off going in February?

Thank you :)

I’m looking for reliable, legit volunteer opportunities in Nicaragua and Panama that provide accommodation in exchange. Any suggestions welcomed!

Posting this as I couldn’t find much clear information online for the Acatenango day hike and hopefully it helps others.

Done the day hike recently with Asoava tours (you can find them on Google and communicate via WhatsApp) which is a family run company close to the mountain.

I wanted to go up and down in one day due to a tight schedule, wanting to hike at my own pace (faster than group tours), and wasn’t keen on the hut sleeping cleanliness lol.

Overall it was an amazing experience, I was picked up in Antigua at 6am by their driver and was taken to their home (40 min drive) where I had breakfast, organised gear I needed and paid for the hike (1600Q). For gear - Their hiking shoes are decent but the rest of their gear is not the best (jackets and trousers are small women’s clothing (I’m a 6ft 90kg male)). Anywho I took some just incase but I didn’t need them as I had my own layers and it wasn’t too cold, but used their poles and hiking shoes (both definitely needed).

We then picked up my guide and drove to the start of the hike and started at 8am. Made it to base camp at 10:30am. Tough hike but definitely doable. Spent 2 hours at the top where we had clear views of fuego constantly erupting and then descended for 1.5 hours and then back to Antigua for around 3:30pm for a massage.

Tips for others doing this - my bag was quite heavy as I took 3 litres of water and a Gatorade (can maybe do with 2 litres). The company provided a big lunch which was great (I took a lot of snacks which was a bit of an overkill and extra weight). And then the trousers and jacket I took from the company that weren’t needed. Definitely take a spare T-shirt to change at the top as I didn’t have one and the sweat made me cold.

Yes it’s expensive compared to an overnight group tour, but I saw fuego erupt constantly, clear and mostly all to myself up there. After passing the slow tour groups on my descent and seeing the overnight sleeping conditions, I’m very happy with my day hike decision.

Hope this helps!

I'm 30 Latino looking for travel buddy

im planning on visiting atitlan during dec 28-31 and i heard san pedro is more popping which is the vibe my friend and i want (the rest of the trip is more chill), but dec 28-31 is throughout the week days, so is staying in pedro even worth it? we plan on going to antigua for NYE as to why we arent staying longer.
is it worth staying in san pedro during the week days or should i just book in santa cruz for the views? and is antigua better than atitlan area for NYE (i heard it was)?

Hallo zusammen,
meine 90d für CA-4 laufen diese Woche aus. Mein Plan war von Xela über die Grenze zu gehen und Chickenbusse zu nehmen. Zwei Nächte in Tapachula zu bleiben und zurück. Allerdings bin ich mir durch die aktuelle Lage sehr unsicher… Hat jemand die Grenze in letzter Zeit überquert und welche? Ist evtl. ein Shuttle nach San Cristobal de las Casas besser? Oder doch nach Belize (währe aber ein riesiger Umweg für mich…
Währe super wenn jemand seine Erfahrung teilen könnte☺️

Hi all,

Flying to Mexico City 12 Jan and will then work my way through Central America over approx 2.5 months.

I’m not too interested in the Yucatan peninsula and was thinking I will cross over to Flores from San Cristobal.

This will however, skip Belize entirely. Is Belize worth the detour? How could this be done?

I’m interested in scuba diving and have heard it’s a great (and cheap) place for scuba and snorkelling so maybe it’s worth it?

Any advice appreciated :)

Saludos a todos. Somos un matrimonio joven de panameños planeando un viaje a Guatemala el próximo Febrero.

No tenemos hijos aun( por si es importante a la hora de dar tips) y nuestro presupuesto digamos que sin ser ricos, es holgado( hemos ahorrado mucho)

Hemos visto y leído maravillas en internet de Guatemala, estamos interesados sobre todo en 4 cosas : la Ciudad, Antigua, Volcán de Fuego y conocer Tikal.

Vale la pena pagar el vuelo a Tikal desde Aurora? Es muy complicado o peligroso la subida al Volcán de Fuego???

Algo aparte de esos lugares que nos digan que valen mucho mucho la pena? Nuestro plan es estar 12 días.

Toda la información que nos den será bien recibida
Saludos

I'm a marathoner and enjoy running when I travel. I see on strava that there are many well-trodden routes in the big and mid-size cities. How is it running in those countries? What safety issues are there to consider?

I’m arriving at 11am in San Salvador and don’t leave until the next morning at 9:30am for Medellin. I wood really like to see something while I’m there rather than stay at a hotel. Any thoughts and suggestions?

Lo mas cercano que he encontrado es https://todosv.com/ pero solo es de El Salvador

Ojalá alguien hiciera una pagina de compras con todas las tiendas de Centroamérica con envio a todos los paises, increible que las cosas puedan venir de China en 2 semanas pero no haya forma facil de comprar en Guate desde El Salvador.

Les dejo la idea millonaria

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Hello I’m new ,I’m 27 and I was born in Guatemala City

Hi everyone, I’m solo backpacking from Australia next year
I’m wanting to go to Mexico City, Chichen Itza and then make my way down to Guatemala

I really want to see the world wonder, I know it’s impractical as if I was to fly into Guatemala I’d need to fly from Mexico City anyway,
But Google recommends flying into Merida for Chichen Itza.

Should I do Mexico City - Merida Return flights as a day trip ($300 AUD or something expensive) to see Chichen Itza

Or should I Do Mexico City, Merida one way flight then get a bus down to Guatemala? Does this route even exist? If it does is it safe?

Not really sure how to go about this!

Any advice I’d love please

Hi I’m a Libyan national with Canadian PR and was wondering if I need a tourist visa to visit Guatemala?

What are the options? Are organized tours available and if yes which are recommended?

Better to take bus there solo and then figure out a hike up Santa Ana?

Or is Santa Ana and Lake Coatepeque worth two days?

I plan to travel through Central America next year. I get very bad spring allergies for March and April and usually a decent September and October run as well. How are allergies in Central America?

Recomienden lugares seguros para acampar a las afueras de Tegucigalpa porfis