Chicken Bus Coban to Lanquin (Semuc Champey), Guatemala
Traveling from Coban to Lanquin (for Semuc Champey and Grutas de Lanquin) via public bus (microbus). The public buses on most routes in Guatemala`s center are microbuses instead of the old American school buses (chicken bus). Buses leave several times per day (~10 buses daily) from Transportes Martinez bus station (Google Maps), situated near Coban mercado (market).
The journey costs 30 Quetzals and can take up to 3 hours (depending on how many friends the driver will meet on the way to stop and chat). It gets pretty crowded and the road is unpaved for the last 10 KM before Lanquin. However, shuttles have the same issue since this is the only route into Lanquin (San Agustin Lanquin).
Most travelers choose to spend the night in Lanquin`s hostels but you can also go directly to Semuc Champey and spend the night in a hostel closer to the national park. From Lanquin to Semuc there is no bus (chicken bus or microbus), only pick-up trucks (called picop by the locals).
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Trip to Guatemala and Belize (Kostis-Lina)
Our trip to Guatemala and Belize in 2005. Itinerary: Guatemala City, Panajachel, Chichicastenago, Coban, Sayaxche, Flores, Tikal, Benque Viejo del Carmen, Belize City, Caye Caulker, Placencia, Punta Gorda, Los Pocitos, Chiquimula, Copan Ruins, Antigua
Guatemala Mission Trip Video
Our Cross-Cultural Training & Mission Trip to Guatemala May 23-31, 2009 with 7 students from Concordia Seminary (Josh Baumann, Kevin Bueltmann, Marty Hasz, Jay Holden, Aaron Meyer, Adam Onken, Tom Roma), 2 wives (Tawn Bueltmann, Dru Hasz), led by Rev. Steve Hughey, Executive Director of CALMS (Central American Lutheran Mission Society). We flew over 1600 miles from S. Louis to this Spanish speaking country.
10 years ago a Lutheran missionary, Pastor Herb Burch, came and started Castillo Fuerte (Mighty Fortress Lutheran Church) using a Kids Club program. Kids Club was the tool that the Holy Spirit used to bring Dr. Abdiel Orozco and his family into the church & into faith. His wife, Brenda, was the first person baptized in the church and now, Abdiel is pastor there.
We stayed all week in a beautiful location surrounded by volcanoes in a lake house in donated by a former member of Castillo Fuerte. Although a beautiful location, the lake is polluted. This is lake house is where the church started another kids club ministry and medical clinic as an outreach to the families living in poverty along the abandoned railroad tracks. Abdiels brother, Dr. Elry Orozco and his wife, Liz, are the backbone of Clinica Santa Cruz (Holy Cross Clinic) at Lake Amatitlan. The Kids Club music and lessons and the medical clinic are opening many doors to sharing the Gospel.
In the afternoons we led classes for moms and games for the kids at the Holy Cross Clinic on parenting skills, how to lead home devotions, self-esteem, and how to study the Bible. We had translators from Lutheran Hour Ministries Guatemala and Castillo Fuerte.
Two mornings we went to the village of Llano de Animas, in the mountains above Lake Amatitlan in order for Dr. Elry to treat the medical needs of the people. We also assisted Dr. Elry as he examined patients, greeted patients who waited to see the doctor, kept records of those who came to the clinic, played with their children, gave out medication, witnessed to them using multi-colored witness bracelets and John 3:16 cards, prayed with the patients.
We also went to the homes in the area and invite them to the temporary medical clinic, ask them about the medical needs in the community, and many times we were able to share the Gospel and pray for the needs of these people.
Right across the street from the Clinica Santa Cruz are the humble houses of approximately 2,500 very poor people who live on an abandoned railroad track after losing their homes in an earthquake a few years ago. Most of the parents and kids you have seen so far in this video live in these homes. They live in such poverty, but many of them are so rich in their Christian faith and are a real inspiration and encouragement to us in our faith!
On Wednesday and Thursday morning we helped with a medical clinic outreach that was held at El Cerro de Corado, a public school in Amatitlan.
We spoke with the students - prayed with them - interacted with those waiting to be helped by the clinic, played with students at recess. At the school we even helped fix many of their computers.
During the first day, the principal invited us to put on a one-hour concert for the nearly 200 students. We sang Christian songs in English and in Spanish, performed a Bible skit, and said a prayer! The principal even joined in on a song for a grand finale.
We were assisted with the whole week by Rebeca de Franco director of the Guatemala Lutheran Hour (Cristo Para Todas las Naciones) She and her staff (Noemi & Renatto) were awesome and helped us with translating and with all of the outreach efforts. Victorio & Plinio Andres from Castillo Fuerte also helped in translating.
Even though the area around Clinica Santa Cruz is very beautiful and many people use Lake Amatitlán (Lago de Amatitlán) for washing and bathing it is very polluted due to large quantities of untreated sewage, industrial waste and 500,000 tons of sediment are carried into the lake through the Villalobos River which has seriously affected the lake's former function as a source of drinking water and irrigation, and reduced its recreational functions. Hot springs provide a natural source of hot water. Here a well is being dug for the Clinica Santa Cruz.
Friday morning we traveled to Pacaya, an active volcano. What a climb! What an experience!
Saturday we spent the night at the Lutheran Center in Antigua after a day of touring and shopping, led by Nuri, a member of Castillo Fuerte, who works in the area of archaeology. After Sunday morning worship we flew home thanking God for all the wonderful people we met and the wonderful things we learned and experienced.
Contact CALMS at calms@calms.org for information about how your congregation can get involved in a short-term mission project that can help your members grow spiritually as they serve with Central Americans through strategic short-term projects designed by CALMS.
SACMOC - TITO TOURS
SACMOC - GUATEMALA
Finca Sacmoc es una finca privada ubicada a 38 kilómetros del Departamento de Cobán. Desde 2017 está abierta a aventureros que busquen disfrutar y aprender de la naturaleza en un ambiente seguro, tranquilo y con conciencia ambiental.
En el lugar podrás caminar bajo bosques tropicales, conocer sobre su flora y fauna, sumergirte en ríos cristalinos, visitar majestuosas cascadas y convivir con las personas locales.
Con 35 metros de caída y una poza color turquesa que es cristalina bajo la luz del sol. Sumérgete en la diversión con total privacidad y paz.
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Guatemala Motorcycle adventure, The Corona Commercials
Our three week ride from Denver Colorado thru Guatemala and back, cervesas we're at the end of most days.In Vera Cruz Mexico we started doing Corona commercials. Here's a couple