Flores, Guatemala - Blogabond

Flores is an appealing small town on an island in the middle of a large lake. The island connects to the mainland by a man-made bridge and into the town Santa Elena. We arrived at the Los Amigos hostel in the mid-afternoon, got a bite to eat then took a walk around town. It took us only about 10 minutes to walk the perimeter of the island and up and down some of the streets. All the roads are made of cobble Stone and the building are painted bright green, yellow, red, etc.

Streets of Flores

The inside of our hostel has a great atmosphere with a tropical forest surrounding the lounge area and a café area with lots of hanging bamboo lamps.

Los Amigos hostel in Flores

Taxi in Flores

As soon as we arrived this afternoon we booked an early Sunrise tour for Tikal Ruins and a bus to Antigua for tomorrow night. The drive to the ruins is about an hour and a quarter which means we are departing from Flores at 4:30 AM. Followed by a 6 hour English guided walking tour. So tonight once again we are all going to chill out and rest up for another long day.