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CERRO
CAHUI
The park
has a $3.50 entrance fee. Open every day. Hours 6:30 am to 4:00 pm.
There is no charge for swimming. The Cerro Cahuí
protected Biotope is a tropical rain forest reserve covering 650
hectares. There are two trials within the reserve. Sac o' ox Trail.
Length: 4.4Km (2.75 miles), estimated walking time 1 hour 30 minutes
and Los Escobos Trail. Length: 6.0 Km (3.75 miles), estimated walking
time 2 hours 20 minutes. Both of observations points in Cerro
Cahuí
will provide you with spectacular views of the lake. Birds are
wonderful to watch and hear, and you can likely hear some at this very
moment. The best times to observe birds are at sunrise and suset.
Take one
of several
trails easy walking distance from the hotel. One takes you to the top
of a nearby mountain
for
a view of the sun setting over the lake. Local guides can be
arranged by hotel staff. Horses are not allowed in the park.
Costs are $10-$20 for local spanish speaking (some English) guide for 3
to 4 hr. trip with explanations on the local customs and the many
medical
plants in the rainforest. This is a birdwatcher's paradise.
Although
the
park is protected, at this date in many other areas there has been
little success in
protecting
and keeping the rainforest sustainable. The tours run by natives to
the
area and the wood carving efforts in El Remate are all a part of new
ways
the local people have been able to survive without cutting back the
forest.
Security is good in this park. Often tourist police patrol the area
making your jungle walk safe
The swimming dock at the entrance of the park is
popular and very
clear water swimming and a good
picnic
area. There are 8 Biotopo protected areas in Guatemala. Open
6:30 am
until sunset.
Prefessional guides for birdwatchers cost from $40 to $75. for 3 to 6
hours trip. Park entrance fee is $2.50 for an
entrance ticket. You
don't pay the entrance fee for swimming.
BIRDWATCHING
Many
places have
good birding and it is good along the roads. In El Remate especially
look
along the road to Biotopo Cerro Cahui Park. There are free
bicycles
at the hotel.
A two
hour boat trip leaving from the hotel in the evening or early mornings
takes you across
the lake Peten Itza and up some of the small rivers of Ixpop or Ixlu
for roosting
sites
and other birding areas. (Cost $13 per person). Good birdwatching
guides who know
their birds and speak English cost from $40 to $60 for a 4 to 6 hour
trip
depending on the number of persons.
The
Biotopo Cerro Cahui Park is 2 kms.
From the village of El Remate
along the lake shore road. The park is controlled by CECON a branch of
the Guatemala's University of San Carlos and was established for
scientific
studies. It has more than 10 Kms., of well kept hiking trails.
Visitors
often see howler and spider monkeys, toucans and many
varieties
of birds, large butterflies, etc.. Birdwatching is common here. There
are
two high lookout points or "Miradores" where you can get and excellent
views of Lake Peten Itza and the near by lakes of Macanche and
Sal Petén.
Come visit
our bed
and breakfast, stay in our guest house or bungalows and see what a
great
vacation can be.
This is an atractive area for birding. See list of birds
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