Posada "Las Marias".
ACCOMMODATION
05/02/2005 - 05/02/2005
25 °C
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& CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala-Honduras-Nicaragua 2005
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Feb 4, 2005
From cold and rainy Nebaj we rolled downhill, passing the abyss filled with fog, criminal Coban and tiny Lanquin. In night jungle (comeon, it was 7pm!) we were proposed to continue the trip with unnkown amigos, who look like pirates ... sounds adventure, isnt' it?
ACCOMODATION- Posada Las Marias
Allright, enough drama!
Amigos were ok and got us to Posada Las Marias, that situated right outside of the waterfalls and caves of Semuc Champey. It appeares later that the boss of pirates was owners of the camping.
We arrived weak-illuminated place. The 1st thing we seen was a group of youth sitting near the long table. It was lunch time.
We had options:
dormit for 4 ppl - about Q25/pp/night
private room for two - Q70/room/night
matress or hammok (in the yard) - Q10
- all with shared bathroom, with no hot water.
The Las Marias property consists of a main patio area where the check-in desk is located and few bungalow-type structures where the guests stay. Each bungalow has two rooms on the ground floor with four beds in each room. It also was one large room on the 2nd floor, under the roof - big company, looking like hippies, already slept there. They were about 10 + 1 newborn baby.
We took the private room for two (I think it was the only double-room in Las Mares) right under the hippies.
Our "private" apartment was small and clean. The double-bed was very good - probably the best that we ever had during our trip in Guatemala. Shared bath and lack of hot water didn't surprise, but lack of electricity in the room was weird. The funny thing that shared rooms ( for 4) were lightened. They used self-made electricity (generator) and it came twice a day - at the morning for breakfast & at the evening - till 1am.
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Probably things a bit changed since then, if you want it in details - try the link below. I found this blog very useful.
http://www.igougo.com/journal-j64066-Guatemala-Ten_Enlightening_Days_in_Guatemala.html#ReviewID:1329532.
I have seen also some very bad reviews in tripadvisor.com written by American and Australian tourists.
I would not like to comment their experience, I can only report for myself -
I had a great time in Posada Las Marias, i absolutely liked it there!
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Feb 5, 2005, Sat
MORNING IN LAS MARIAS
The night was rainy but very warm.
Las Marias is farm-style camping. Great location - 1km by feet to Semuk Champey and even less to the cave. These two are definately the main attractions there. Las Marias is so isolated, that you completely dependent of their service. You can buy from them water, snacks, basic things, alcohol, etc. They serve food for reasonable price. You can find more practical info, includes transportation in the web.
Posted by vanessa 05/02/2005 02:21 Archived in Guatemala Tagged backpacking
