We went into Semuc Champey today. They kept referring to it as “God’s Waterpark” and that’s exactly what it was. We had to do some hiking in, but there were many good trails and someone had installed boardwalks over some of the trickier spots. More people are finding it an enjoying it, which is good for revenue to keep it up, 
but it makes you wonder if it will get overrun.
We swam in wonderfully clear pools that run over the rocks. Many were quite deep and some of the people in our group climbed up cliffs and trees to jump in from the top. About 80% of this major river actually runs under the rocks we were playing on, but the 20% that goes over the top makes it calm enough to enjoy the mini waterfalls and the cool, refreshing water.
It’s difficult to describe the beauty of the place. Lisa had talked about “spa” fish that were supposed to be there. Apparently, at some spas, they have you put your feet in water with these fish and they eat off the dead skin. As I was sitting on the edge with my feet in the shallow water, about 25 of these fish came up and began nibbling on my feet (which had a
In the early afternoon, we headed back to catch our bus back to Coban. When the bus came, it was very full. We had called for a bus, but this one was packed. We crowded on anyway and took off with 37 people in a 22 passenger bus. One of the problems with this is that we couldn’t make it up some of the hills, so the driver would stop and about 8 people would get out and walk up the hill and then get back in at the top. We started dropping folks off as we went and, eventually, we each actually had a real seat for the last 2 hour home.
At night, we went out to a nice restaurant to enjoy each other’s company and get ready to depart the next day.
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