Guatemala

After I visited Copan Ruinas I travelled into Guatemala. I spent some time in the city of Antigua which is very pretty. It has cobbled streets like the Royal Mile but the buildings are very different to Edinburgh beacuse they are all painted different colours on the outside.

I then travelled to Lake Atitlan. It is a very big lake with lots of villages around it. In one of the villages I spent some time with a friend I met at University. She works in a community project that is a kind of activity club for local children to go to after school. They do lots of art, drama and music and seem to have a lot of fun.

As I travelled north towards Mexico I visited 2 beautiful places. One was called Semuc Chempey and this is a river that has lots of shallow pools full of really blue water and little waterfalls. It was really pretty and great to swim in, not too cold. However, the best bit was when I saw howler monkeys up in the tree tops. I say saw, but really I heard them first as they make a very loud noise which is like a tigers roar!

The second place was the spectacular Mayan ruins of Tikal. They were deep in the jungle and it took archaeologists many years to clear away all the plants and vines from the ruins. The site is mainly huge temples which you can climb up and get great views over the jungle. I also saw spider monkeys there, I got a sore neck from staring up to the treetops to look at them!

So, now I travel into Mexico which is the last country in Central America and by far the biggest, I am sure there will be more adventures there to tell you about soon.

P.S. I cant wait to see your climate change video, it sounds fantastic.