Lake Chichabal

Last Sunday, we went on a cool hike to Lake Chichabal which is a site sacred to the Mayans. They believe it is a place of balance between heaven and hell and still frequently practice ceremonies there. We hiked up a crater and then down a long set of steps to the lake. It is a beautiful lush place, but is also kind of dark with a thick cloud mist hovering around. I can totally understand why the lake holds the significance it does. We hung near the water and ate our lunches then hiked around the lake and back up. On the way back up the weather switched from drizzly to a downpour so it was really slippery, but fun! The ride back to Xela in the rain in the back of a pick uptruck was really wet and cold, but it certainly made my luke warm shower back at the house feel great!