Antigua and Lava-Roasted Marshmallows
The route to Antigua was not as direct as I had hoped so we needed to detour to the Honduran town of Copan which was right near the border. This town is actually worthy of a visit itself as it is where the Mayan ruins of Copan are located. I had seriously considered going to visit the ruins there but after several discussions with people who had already gone I decided not to. The reason was that I am scheduled to go to Tikal which is known as THE Mayan ruin site to visit. If I was to see Tikal there would not be a strong reason to see Copan unless I was absolutely fascinated by the Mayans... which I was not. Copan was also pretty pricey to visit too! So we arrived in the pretty little town and booked into a hostel for the night along with purchasing a ticket to Antigua, Guatemala, in the morning. At the time my companions were Alex (Eng), Emilie (Fr Can), Polly (Eng) and Olivia (Eng). We were all still exhausted from the previous night´s party and the day spent travelling so we a...