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Travel in Central America

Guatemala weekend market in Chichicastenago, flower section

On various occacions I have been traveling through Central America either on a overland trip through the interesting countries, a working stretch in Honduras and Mexico or the participation on diving expeditions.

1987 - 1988

Landing in Mexico City, overland through Belize then flying to the island of San Andres belonging to Colombia, then flying to Costa Rica to travel overland through Nicaragua, Guatemala into Mexico and the U.S.A., back to Mexico then flying back to Germany after this seven month trip.

1994 - 1995

Working as dive guide and Instructor on the Island of Roatan, Honduras to a total of 1 1/2 years. During that time I went on various ocacions to Mexico and the U.S.A.

2003 - 2006

I went on various occacions to Cuba to explore caves and wrecks as well as to teach a variety of diving ranging from Nitrox and Eanx Blending Instructors, technical diving and cave diving.

2003 and 2005

The Bay Islands of Honduras kept me calling and I answered with three working trips to Utila to teach a large variety of technical and rebreather related diver and Instructor courses, as well as to evaluate IANTD Insructor Trainers there.

2007

Starting off in Playa del Carmen and driving with my brother on our motorcycles through Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica to the Volcano Arenal area then back through Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala into Chiapas - Mexico and back to the Mexican Caribbean after this 3 week trip.

Starting off in Playa del Carmen and driving with Eveline and Ximena through Belize to spend most of our time in Guatemala´s Tikal, Lago de Atitlan area, Antigua, Chichicastenango, Quetzaltenango to continue to Chiapas with a visit to San Cristobal de las Casas and the Cañon de Sumidero, then back to Playa del Carmen after this two week trip.

Colorfull buses in Guatemala, Lago Atitlan

Kids at Lago Atitlan, Guatemala, 2007

Chichicastenango, Guatemala, 2007 Easterweek

Guatemala, Chichicastenago, Semana Santa procession

Masks, Chichicastenango weekend market 2007

Tortilla production, Guatemala, 2007

Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

Guatemala, Chichicastenango during weekend market, Maya Church