Flores

Everybody told me you only go to Flores to make your trip to Tikal from there. But I actually quite liked it. Flores is just a small island in the lake Peten Itza which is connected with the main "city" Santa Elena by a bridge. It's a cute little town with colorful buildings and my hostel had a rooftop terrace with a really nice view over the lake.

There was some kind of festival going on in town with a stage and live music in the main plaza and many little stands with stuff to buy and street food.

Dennis and I went there for dinner and ended up dancing with the locals and drinking with some other backpackers. The next night we went back there and saw some kids doing traditional dances. It tells you so much more about a country and there people if you are just part of something like this.En savoir plus