The coastline is much longer in the Pacific than in the Caribbean, and both are quite special.
In a previous blog, we wrote about Monterrico Beach, a black volcanic sand paradise in the Pacific, and now, we dedicate this space to tell you about Livingston and Rio Dulce, the famous Guatemalan Caribbean.
Livingston is quite special, since was founded by Garifuna people (resulting people of black slaves brought to the Caribbean by Europeans in the XVI and XVII centuries mixed with local natives), and today offers visitors a truly special scene with black natives, mayan natives and even a relatively large population of Indian immigrants.
With a beautiful ash-like beach in town, jungle and rivers around, several white sand beaches reachable by a short boat ride, and guarding the entrance to the Rio Dulce river, Livingston is a place you have to visit.
The Rio Dulce river actually is a natural way to connect the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to Izabal lake, where the colonial warehouses used to be, serving the boats coming back and forth between the colonial Guatemala and Spain.
The boat ride in this beautiful river is an unforgettable experience not to be missed.
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