Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sundog Café $
(sandwiches Q30, meals from Q35; noon-9pm)
Down a laneway opposite the Litegua bus office,
this open-air riverfront bar-restaurant makes great sandwiches on homemade bread, a
good selection of vegetarian dishes, tasty brick-oven pizzas and fresh juices. It's also the
place to come for unbiased information about the area.
INTERNATIONAL
Orientation & Information
Unless you're staying at Hotel Backpackers, get off the bus on the north side of the
bridge. The Fuente del Norte and Litegua bus offices are both here, opposite each other.
Otherwise you'll find yourself trudging over what is believed to be the longest bridge in
Central America - it's a very hot 3.5km walk.
The main dock is now under the bridge on the opposite side of the main road from
Bruno's - you'll see a side road leading down to it.
The local online newspaper
Chisme Vindicator
(ww.riodulcechisme.com) has loads of
information about Río Dulce.
If you need to change cash or traveler's checks, hit one of the banks in town, all on the
main road. There's a trustworthy Visa/MasterCard ATM inside the Despensa Familiar su-
permarket, also on the main street.
Getting There & Away
Beginning at 9:30am, seven Fuente del Norte buses a day head north along a paved road
to Poptún (Q35, two hours) and Flores (Q65, four hours). With good connections you can
get to Tikal in a snappy six hours. There are also services to San Salvador (El Salvador;
Q125) and San Pedro Sula (Honduras; Q135), both leaving at 10am.
At least 11 buses daily go to Guatemala City (Q65, six hours) with Fuente del Norte
and Litegua. Línea Dorada has 1st-class buses departing at 1pm for Guatemala City
(Q130) and 3pm for Flores (Q130). This shaves up to an hour off the journey times.
Minibuses leave for Puerto Barrios (Q25, two hours) when full, from the roadside in
front of Hotel Las Brisas.
There's a daily shuttle to Lanquín (Q150, five hours), leaving from in front of the Sun-
dog Café at 1:30pm.
Minibuses leave for El Estor (Q20, 1½ hours) from the San Felipe and El Estor turnoff
in the middle of town, hourly from 7am to 6pm.
