On route to our project in Reu, we stopped in Xela, a city located in the Serra Madre mountains. At 2000 meters above sea level, it seems to be most famous for being freezing cold! We were warned by several Guatemalans before we set off, and they were right.
Cold aside, it's a traditional town, cobbled streets and the Parque Central give the city it's charm with the old cathedrals (one got destroyed by a big earthquake) and monuments.
We decided to take a few chicken buses to explore the local villages outside of town while we were there and hike up the mountain to Fuentes Georginas, a natural thermal spring that gets its heat from volcano Zunil. Since the 1900's it's been a communal baths, which it looked like the the locals make the most of.
We took a 2 hours hike up from the town of Zunil, winding up through the farms, which made for a great walk. It was a welcome treat when we got there, as you can see from the pics, it was steaming hot!
The pics are: at the springs, the views of the farmland on the way up, the church in Zunil, on the chicken bus and the parque central in Xela.
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