 Oh nice, careful for jaguars, that's awesome Filmen, but Elisabeth just rode Guatemala on our box Muchas gracias Good morning world, welcome back to the channel It's day number 369 on our circumnavigation around the globe by motorcycle Morning Bumblebee Good morning Bumblebee We're here in the small town of Basadilla Just over the border on country number 19 On our journey around the world, Guatemala And we stayed last night at this place Hotel Escorpion And I'm happy to report that there were no scorpions in the room last night But there were a fair amount of mosquitoes Today we are on a big mission Yes today we are going to be riding deep through the jungle region of Guatemala So the plan for today is to reach the ancient Maya city of Tikal Which is deep in the rainforest We won't be visiting it today But the idea is to ride as close as we can get Now there's a couple of camps in the jungle right next to Tikal So if we can make it all the way there it would be super awesome It's about 200 miles to reach there And our navigation says it will take us 6 hours It's already 7.30 so better hit the road, let's go Yesterday we met these amazing guys from the Latin American Motorcycle Association Please do If you ever be in Florida, they give you the number for llama You call the chancellor and let us know Bye bye, safe travels, thank you, have a good trip And we got a sticker, so let's put it on the box Unofficial members All right, let's do it Okie dokie, Adi shokie here The movie seems to be doing great Good news And the new bearing that we got for the rear wheel still looks good So yeah, I reckon we'll be good Let's head into the jungle Oh yeah, at the moment it's quite a nice cool 25 degrees Yes, really nice and refreshing actually Yeah, but I reckon it's going to be a sticky day ahead A sweaty day in the jungle Just waiting at some road works here We got some Suzuki friends here Suzuki 125, that's a nice little bike Yeah, but yeah, it looks like that we are still waiting Yeah, this has been like this for ages Not the fastest start to the day, we've only done 20 miles Yeah It would be nice to do a trip on something small like this, wouldn't it? Yeah You know, just two of those, you and me With one backpack across the back each Yeah So we've been waiting here for probably like 20, 25 minutes But all the bikes just decided to go They all just went, they were like everybody just started turning on their engines Ah, nope Yes We're all going Go, go, go, go Don't make an accident, but go, go, go, go What's this car doing? I don't know Oh my goodness Well, that's probably the longest traffic lights I've ever been on Just going to wait there Wow, it's super crazy Because the traffic light for us just went green And everyone went But I didn't realize that the guys here on the opposite direction They are queuing still We've already traveled like two miles since the road works Wow, look at this queue This is a mega, mega queue Ah, look, the end of the queue Ah, there we go Poor guys Yeah, that's a long wait Wow, I can't believe it seriously Now we're like part of a Guatemalan motorcycle gang I think we should keep our distance though I don't want to bump into one of these Because a lot of people don't wear helmets And also no protected jackets or anything like that, you know If you bump in one of those, it's like they get hurt So we're just coming over Rio Dulce The sweet river And there's a lot of like yachts down there Oh, it looks like a paradise It does actually Yeah, a little piece of paradise here, hey With this little island in the middle Nice Oh, it looks like a busy place as well All the tuk-tuk Wow, look at this, yeah Something going on here, hey Yeah, the markets of Rio Dulce I just like saying that, Rio Dulce Hahaha Everything you want, everything you need I like busy streets Not on a motorbike, but to walk around They're always very interesting Yeah, yeah, there's a lot of life going on there There's a lot of life on the roads Yes So guys, thank you So we just stopped here on the side of the road to have a break And this building is absolutely beautiful It's like a traditional construction with like palm leaves It's really pretty And we've got an amazing sort of breakfast lunch Sort of in the middle of breakfast and lunch We've got an omelet, hash brown, toast, beans I think that one's honey and watermelon Plus some fried plantain Some cheese, some eggs, some more beans I think this one is like a butter sauce It's like a buttery mayonnaise sauce And a hot sauce as well And a whole basket of tortillas It's crazy And I think everything is coming to seven pounds And that's including two coffees as well So it's not really a bad price for our brunch I'm excited I forgot about the magic ingredient Marmite Nice All right, two hours down Four hours to go But we have quite a lot of traffic Here in Guatemala And it's very hot and humid Our bike is recording 37 degrees There we go Until the next traffic So we looked up a couple of interesting things About country number 19 on our journey around the world Guatemala So this region, the area of what is now Guatemala Has actually been home to people They found evidence to say that people have been here for 20,000 years But Guatemala is famous for being one of the major centers of the Maya civilization And where we're heading tomorrow, Tikal Was a major, major city of the Maya And that civilization flourished for more than a thousand years In the first millennium But by the time the Spanish got here The Mayans are basically all that disappeared They think that the Mayans started to really die down In the 9th century AD And the Spanish variety in the 16th century And just like most countries in Central America Guatemala got their independence from Spain As part of the Mexican empire in 1821 But two years later They became part of the Federal Republic of Central America And they didn't get their independence from them until 1839 So I'll take a break from telling you guys About Guatemala Because we've just arrived here in this town Pop Tune Which is one of the largest towns we'll be going through And Larry's going to wait here in the shade Because I'm going to go get us a couple of supplies from the supermarket We don't normally film our supermarket visits But today I thought I'd show you guys What the inside of a Guatemalan supermarket looks like Oh Hola, winners Okay Okay, no, apparently I had to take this off, he says Here we go Can't show you guys That wonderful shopping experience I had But I can show you guys what I got And I'm going to show Larry what I got A pineapple to cool you down A whole bunch of noodles Backup meals It is flavour, chicken flavour But I had a look at the back I don't know if it actually has chicken in it But we're going to have to hope for the best Got some bread, got some muffins And some coconut water to replace our lost minerals Coconut water is life No, it's not alcoholic No This is puro agua de coco Coconut water made in Guatemala Okay 100% natural I love it There you go Regula lleno Gracias So this is our first fill up here in Guatemala Prices 35 quetzales per gallon Una galón es cuánto litros No, no, no, no, nobody knows Four Oh, okay Something like that, I think it's around four So it's actually under a pound then Yeah, so that makes it under a pound per litre So it's like 90, yeah, maybe like 95 pence It's not bad Canali, YouTube YouTube Look how beautiful Muchas gracias Gracias, chau chau So the population of Guatemala is 17.6 million Which makes it the most populous country in Central America And its capital Guatemala City is the biggest city in Central America But although it's the largest economy in Central America It's also one of the poorest countries in the whole of Latin America So the wealth in the country is not evenly distributed A recent study indicated that 54% of the population is living below the poverty line But Guatemala is an incredibly diverse country The country is split into three main regions You've got the Pacific Coastal area in the south The Highlands in the center And in the north an area called Petén Which is where most of the forest is And where the least people are as well And this is the area we're going through right now And the area where the great ancient city of Tikal is But the country is home to a crazy 8,682 species of plants Of which 6.7% are endemic The country is also home to 1,246 species of animal And it's got the third largest rainforest in the Americas And that is the Maya Biosphere Reserve Which is also in this north region Oh look there's a lizard The name Guatemala comes from the Nahuatl language Which is the same language that Nicaragua comes from as well And it means place of many trees Or specifically the Quatl tree Which I don't know if you can see any at the moment I think there's one here There's that one there, yeah? Yeah Yeah, like it has a stem And then many stems coming out from the top So pretty amazing and diverse country With a long and rich history And Tikal is the perfect example of that Because it was actually the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in the world To be a combined UNESCO World Heritage Site Qualifying from a cultural perspective And also a natural perspective Because the area itself is so incredibly biodiverse And home to the ancient city So we've done about two thirds of our ride now Got about two hours left to go So we're just coming into the town El Remate Next to this lake Which is called Lake Ditan Itza And that means we are getting pretty close to Tikal now So this is Lake Petan Itza And this is like one of the main tourist centres around Tikal I think we're about 35-40 minutes away from Tikal A lot of people would visit Tikal and stay in this town But actually we are going to go even closer Because next to Tikal is a campsite Or a couple of campsites that are like super close Like right next to the site Like right next to the ancient ruins But there we go Petan Itza Beautiful Yen Donidas, welcome to Tikal Guatemala So we're just entering the protected area around Tikal now We are about 10 miles away from the campsite and the ruins Oh what's this? Hold on I don't know Oh maybe we have to I don't know Get in Let's go up to the booth and see Yeah Hola Buenos Hola We want to stay here Is this one Tikal campground? Yeah, this is the right one there Perfect You have to go over there and pay Okay We're going to give you a ticket Okay We are right here Okay There are 17 kilometers to get to Derisa Kiosk You go to the right side and the camping area is here Okay, perfect You have to check the ticket right here And they're going to put a brace on it Okay And then you can And then we go camping And then tomorrow morning we go back here Park open at 6, you can get in at 6 Take your band first, pay the entrance fees Yep And the camping area right here Okay, perfect Cool Okay Going in Gracias, gracias Yes Entering Tikal Yes So the camping was 50 Ketzales per person Which is 5 pounds per person And the entry to the park was 150 per person So 15 pounds So in total it cost us 40 pounds Which is really not too bad for a night of camping And visiting this amazing site Yeah, pretty good price actually They said we have to slow down and go nice and easy on the way in Because they say there's like jaguars here apparently And monkeys and all kinds of animals This is super exciting From here on is actually protected area And you can see already how dense and nice and beautiful it is It's like day and night Because the road up to this national park here Was actually like pretty much cut down And it looked really dry actually But now you can see around you It's like nice and green and beautiful Look at the sign Jaguar Oh nice Nice Careful for jaguars, that's awesome I read in a comment as well That people could hear monkeys during the night Like howler monkeys Yes, it's pretty cool Yeah, it's absolutely stunning Oh wow, look, look, look What is that? I think it's a turkey Ah Is it a turkey? Wow Some big birds There's a bunch of turkeys That's like definitely a jaguar food That one Yes, like us Ah perfect, gracias Oh yes, getting our wristbands This is our wristbands to the club To the nature club It's peaceful here Very, very peaceful Here we go I think this is the camping field here Yeah, nice Oh look, this guy is going on a hunt On a bird hunt Yeah, here we go Look at this Amazing So yeah, I think we can just choose wherever Look at this Ah cool Massive peacock here Yeah Wow Hello He is so incredibly beautiful Oh listen He's saying hello Hello Sweet deer That's not very good impression That was a good impression Alright, he said his peace to us Buenas Gracias Perfect, gracias Alright Let's choose our spot How about here Yeah, not here It's flat, isn't it? It's pretty flat. Good evening guys, we made it! Happy in the life! Yes, we've got our camp set up. We've got bumblebee over here. We've got our tent over here. And we just set up the tarp. And this is like our picnic area. We have our little kitchen over here. Got some noodles, which are just soaking. Got some breads, cheese sandwiches with marmite. Because we totally forgot to eat anything for lunch. And so we arrived here, we were like, oh my god, we are hungry. We just wanted to make it here because we just wanted to be here. Look at this place. I'm going to show you guys around. So we just chose the camping area here, which is relatively flat. But if you make your way over to the edge over here, it's just pure jungle. It's like you can imagine a Jaguar is just like just here. And there definitely are monkeys here. We've been hearing some noises. Some crazy bird sounds. Absolutely incredible here. And you've got these cool traditional huts, which I think are to like make camps under. But we chose to be out on the grass. It's softer. And apart from us, the only other people here are like two overlanders from Mexico, which are just over there with their motorbikes and tents. Those guys are heading in tomorrow morning at 4 a.m. for like a sunrise tour. And then us regular people have to go in at 6. So we're just going to enjoy the rest of the evening in this beautiful place. The sun looks like it's going to set in about 20 minutes, half an hour. So we've got a little bit of time to have some noodles and enjoy the forest. Yes, and that's it from us today. We hope you enjoyed the video. If so, please give us a thumbs up, subscribe to the channel, share the video with your friends and family. Comment below and we will see you next time. You are snoring.