![]() We spent our first night at the hostel Maya Papaya (from £36 per night, ). You know you’ve arrived when your car begins to bounce along the haphazardly-cobbled streets as if you’re on horseback. Antiguaįirst, we began our trip in the Spanish colonial town of Antigua, not only as a base to hike the nearby volcano Acatenango but as a colourful city to explore (it’s small enough that you can walk from one end to the other in around 15 minutes). Dwarfed doubtlessly by its neighbour – Mexico - but often rhapsodised by those who remembered lava-spitting volcanoes and lakes with such endless horizons they felt like oceans. My partner and I were there for a two-week trip to explore Guatemala: the less frequently visited country in Central America. ![]() A cloud of balloons - mostly red love hearts and some indistinguishable animals - bounced frantically above the heads of welcoming families by arrivals just outside, back-packing travellers were ushered into waiting shuttles and vanished into the darkness. Landing in Guatemala City airport late at night was like the opening scene from Love Actually.
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