Dave's Travel Pages

Greek Island Hopping | Greece Travel Itineraries | Bicycle Touring

Travel Tips, Itineraries and Guides to Greece, Europe and beyond!

  • Greece Travel
  • Greek Islands
  • Athens
  • Santorini
  • Mykonos
  • Bike Touring

Last Updated On February 3, 2023 by Dave Briggs Leave a Comment

Cycling from Frontera Corozal to Bethel – Guatemala Border

On this day of the PanAmerican bike tour, we officially entered Guatemala to continue the cycling adventure. Here's my bike touring blog from the day.

Frontera Corozal Lancha to Guatemala

(Blog post written Mar 1 2010)

I didn't feel too bad, considering the amount of kilometres cycled the previous day, but that said, another long day wasn't on the cards either. Today though, we first had to cross from Frontera Corozal Chiapas (Mexico) over the river to Guatemala.

Oliver and I left at about 08.00, and headed first to immigration to be stamped out, which proved to be swift and efficient. Then, it was down to the river, where we needed to get a lancha over to the Guatemalan side.

Lanchas waiting to cross the rover into Guatemala at Bethel

They wanted four hundred pesos to take us directly to Bethel, or just seventy pesos to take us straight over to the other side… Option 2 it was then!!

Loading the bicycles onto lanchas for the river crossing
 
My bike is already on the lancha in this picture, as Oliver loads his.
 
Loaded touring bikes on a river lancha in Guatemala
 
Eventually both bikes were loaded.
 
It was a quick crossing over the rover to Guatemala in the boat
 
And then the ‘Captain' scrambled past to start up the motor.

It was a bit of fun loading the bicycles onto the lancha, and the actual journey over to the other side took less than ten minutes.

Then, a not so enjoyable carrying of bicycles and trailer up the embankment, and then we hit our first road in Guatemala. And quite a rough and hilly thing it was too!

Bethel Guatemala

That it took us two hours to cover just 15 kms was probably not the greatest morale booster on what was an outrageously hot day, but we arrived in Bethel before lunch.

Asking around, we eventually found a Hospedeja (El Rodeo – class) for 80 Quetzales for the night. Then, it was just a matter of relaxing the afternoon away, and trying to avoid the heat!

Read more about cycling from Alaska to Argentina

Use the links below

  • Previous day of bike tour
  • Next day of bike tour
  • Bike Touring in Guatemala

Filed Under: March 2010 Travelogue

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

About Dave’s Travel Blog

Dave Briggs, writer at Dave's Travel Pages

On this travel site, you'll find detailed guides and tips on traveling to Greece, as well as bikepacking blogs about cycling around the world. Dave's Travel Pages is an essential resource for planning trips to popular destinations like the Greek islands as well as preparing for adventures in off the beaten path destinations.

Find out more about Dave Briggs and this blog by clicking here

Recent Travel Posts

  • Can you bring spices on a plane?
  • River Captions And Quotes That Flow Beautifully!
  • What Are Bike Tire Caps And Do You Need Them?
  • Songs About Bicycles

Dave’s Travel Pages has a number of affiliate links placed within the travel blog. If you decide to buy items through these links, you will be helping Dave to fund this site and perhaps the next adventure. More importantly, it doesn’t cost you anything extra. Win win – we like that!

Dave’s Travel Blog Privacy Policy

Read our privacy policy here

You might also be interested in:

  • Travel by Bicycle
  • Travel Quotes
  • Travel to Athens
  • Greece Travel Guides
  • Dave’s Santorini Travel Guide

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

  • Europe Travel Blogs
  • Asia Travel Blogs
  • Americas Travel Blogs

"Copyright Dave's Travel Pages (c) 2005- - 2022 "