Flores, a colorful town on a small island on Lago Petén Itzá, is an obligatory stop when visiting Tikal.
Ensconced in the Hotel Santana for a night, we did nothing more than gaze at the lake, stroll over the causeway to St Elena to gather provisions and check out the bus station, and gaze at the lake.
Note to fellow travelers: Although St Elena and the bus terminal have been reported to be seedy and unsafe, we ate lunch there, bought avocados and oranges from a roadside vendor, found a panaderia, and bought a gallon of water from a supermarket. Seemed tranquillo to us.
Flores as seen from St Elena.
Gazing at the lake.
The lake with canoe, pier, and swimmer.
A Flores back street.
Sun-Ling and John have been traveling the earth since 2008 while blogging, eating vegetarian and vegan, and riding public transportation. We love uphill day hikes, 20th-century architecture, Roman ruins, all bodies of water, local markets, shopping for groceries, aqueducts, miradors, trip planning, blablacar, and more.
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When you say colorful, the color appears to be red. In GM view, must be tile roofs. http://goo.gl/maps/gJqap
Lovely balcony, only missing a beer and a glass of wine;) but you must be intoxicated by the lake! --wqz
Ed - Enable "photos" in GM and you'll see color in the other dimensions. ;-)
WQZ - Wrong! The beer and guacamole were already finished when I took the photo of the two of us. ;-)
Oh no wonder such happy faces!
WQZ, welcome! You are no longer anonymous :D
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