At 8:05 on a Tuesday morning, the top of El Castillo belonged to me, one groundskeeper, and a pair of motmots. Guatemala sat somewhere behind the treeline to the south, all ridges and haze. Then the first van coughed up the access road, and the summit filled with the sound of somebody asking whether this…
Every rainy season someone messages me from a hostel bunk in San Ignacio with the same question: is the ATM Cave dangerous? Fair question. The honest answer is that it is about as dangerous as any cave with a river running through it, which is to say perfectly manageable with the right guide and quietly…
San Ignacio: The Best Base for Cayo Adventures Right then, if you are planning a trip focused on ATM Cave and the Maya ruins of the Cayo District, San Ignacio is the one place you want to base yourself. I have been based here for six years, leading groups into the jungle and guiding through…