SEMUC CHAMPEY
Activity central and just all round amazingness...
Lanquin in Guatemala is right in the jungle and nestled in many many a mountain and is the closets town to the eco park Semuc Champey where you can visit the water caves. It was SO AMAZING…. you wear swimmers and trainers and are given a candle on the way in, this is your only source of light and you only have one so hold onto it tight. You only go in about 900m although the whole length of the cave is 11km. It is very physical with sections of climbing, swimming, waterfalls and holes to slide through. All of this must me done with one hand as the other is busy holding your light source. I was a little nervous beforehand but it turns out i loved it and was at the front the whole way. I think it was because it was a lot of swimming which was perfect for me and i had no problem with the tight spaces. I was sad to leave and wish it could have gone on for longer.
After the caves you go for a pretty intense hike up to the lookout point over the pools of Semuc Champey. These pools flow into one another and are bright turquoise blue, once you have hiked down form the lookout point you go for a hard earned swim and make your way down the pools via jumps and slides.
It was such an amazing day though my whole body ached for days afterward!
After the caves you go for a pretty intense hike up to the lookout point over the pools of Semuc Champey. These pools flow into one another and are bright turquoise blue, once you have hiked down form the lookout point you go for a hard earned swim and make your way down the pools via jumps and slides.
It was such an amazing day though my whole body ached for days afterward!
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