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THE
WOOD
CARVING ...EXPLORING IN CERRO CAHUI PARK...BOAT TOURS...BIRD
WATCHING...JUNGLE
WALKS...TOURS OF TIKAL RUINS...HORSEBACK RIDING...CANDLELIGHT
DINING…SUNSET
VIEWING & more El
Remate is a small, woodcarving village of 370 families
located on the east end of Lake Peten Itza, 30km (20 minutes) from
Flores, El
Remate is also the nearest town with tourist accommodations
to El
Remate is also close to a number of other important Mayan
ruins in addition to The numerous wood carving families in El Remate are now doing less slash and burn agriculture, preserving the precious, and in some cases scarce, natural hardwoods. You can see some of their largest carvings at Casa De Don David, as well as buy smaller versions in the local shops. Swimming is safe in the clear water of Lake Peten Itza, but due to the white mud and rock beaches, swimming is best done from one of the many public docks. Since
all transportation in route to There are 19 or more places to stay in El Remate. Most are family operated and only a few have private baths or hot water. An acceptable room costs from $25 - $120 double, and camping is available from $3-$6 per person. When making reservations, be sure to ask and understand clearly what you are getting, since here, as in other areas of Latin America, a place called a hotel or bungalow may actually be an open thatch roofed hut with no windows or doors and make shift beds, or even a nice campsite with half-walls. La
Casa De Don David
(www.lacasadedondavid.com)
is a
15-room Bed
& Breakfast with a full-service restaurant that operates 15 hours a
day, 7
days a week. Clean, spacious rooms have
private baths with hot water showers. Most have air conditioning, porch
with
hammock and/or chairs, and can accommodate anywhere from 2 – 6 people. They accept Visa, MasterCard, PayPal,
travelers’
checks and US dollars, as well as local currency. While
there are no cable or phone lines to El Remate, Don
David’s has cellular service (though not always reliable) and satellite
Internet. Tel 502-7928 8469 or
5306-2190, info@lacasadedondavid.com While
there are plans for a tourist information center to open
in 2008, currently TOURIST INFORMATION and maps of Guatemala, Tikal,
Antigua,
Belize, Palenque, etc. are available in the restaurant and hotel lobby
at La
Casa de Don David. The helpful, friendly
staff can either make arrangements from the hotel or put you in touch
with
others for Spanish language school contacts, or give you directions on
most any
of the many activities in the area, including zip line Canopy rides,
boat
tours, birding, swimming, horseback riding, fishing, hiking, jungle
walks,
archeology, anthropology, ruins, Ruta Maya tours, wood carving,
artifact
hunting, tropical or medicinal plants, spiders, tarantulas, native
fruits and
vegetables, and just meeting new friends. The
following places are places to stay or eat within 2 kms of El
Remate. The links are included for informational purposes only. La Casa
De Don
David does not charge for the links and does not necessarily recommend
or
endorse them. Please
do not ask us to make recommendations. (Hotels
are not listed in order of importance)
Hotel
La Mansion del Pajaro Serpiente tikalnancy@hotmail.com Hotel
Cerro Cahui mimincha@hotmail.com Hotel
Hermano Pedro www.hhpedro.com Restaurant
La Casa De Don David info@lacasadedondavid.com If you have any problems or complaints you can communicate with the Institute of Tourism INGUAT or write us info@lacasadedondavid.com to report to the local tourist committee.
Culture, Festival, Spiritual
Programs
yearly though 2012 in mid-December You must book early!
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