Immediately after the border, EVERYTHING CHANGED. In Mexico there was a dry/warm climate, flat land and an average of 2-300m altitude. But as we passed to Guatemala, after riding for about 500m, something unseen (by us) appeared: the road strartet climbing aggresively (we got to 2800m after less than 20km), and there was a jungle with some plants with HUGE leaves, bigger than ourselves. We made no pictures at that point, since it was kinda dark… plus no mood for art, since the bike was overheating every 10 minutes, as the radiator fan was dead.
The first city was Quetzaltenango, Guatemala’s second most important city so we decided to spend one day here. But even with a positive thinking, there is not much to see/do. The buidings were all covered with a thick layer of dust, no trees, no grass, almost no parks, and the “historic center” had an appaling look. But mechanics were good, so we were able to adapt a Yamaha radiator fan. Ours has been broken down for two days.
