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Pelicans on the Rio Dulce
Posted by Ceri Mexico on Friday, 24 September 2010
Guatemala has just a small stretch of Caribbean coastline. One of the few Guatemalan Caribbean towns is Livingston, which lies at the end of the Rio Dulce river and is only accessible by boat.
Livingston is nothing like the rest of Guatemala - because of its remote location the town has maintained a very unique character. The African Caribbean (Garifuña) population are descendants of African slaves, they speak English and maintain a distinctly Caribbean lifestyle - think dreadlocks and Bob Marley.
Livingston may be the final stop on this Rio Dulce tour but in fact it’s more about the getting there. The boat trip to Livingston leads through the deep canyon of the Rio Dulce, flanked by high chalk cliffs and dense, impenetrable jungle. It’s one of the most beautiful trips in Guatemala and very conveniently, it’s on the way from Antigua to Flores so you don’t need to make a detour to get here.