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Guatemala
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- 15.37761, -90.54260
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- 1416.2 masl
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From Cunen eastwards the road gets worse and worse. From asphalt with serious potholes in the beginning to miles and miles of bumpy dirtroad in the mountains. We do it with a Chevy Van without 4x4, which is exhausting and slow, but doable. If it would have rained we would have gotten stuck though;) perhaps it’s better to take a public bus to Semuc Champey to safe yourself the effort..
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Not too bad anymore. Mostly paved, some gravel passages with small potholes. Steep and curvy, so slow, but not bad.
Report Check-InRoad continues to be improved - now only around 15-20km of bad stretch; it's asphalt again from about 10km west of San Cristobal Verapaz. And the worst that can be said of the bad stretch is that it's slow and washboardy, and very dusty if dry. The roadworks themselves can slow things up though; there was a good 30 or 40 minutes in a stationary queue of traffic at one stage for this reason.
Report Check-InRoadworks continue at two different sections to fix the hurricane damage, but the entire main road is now passable without 4x4 or high clearance.
Report Check-InRoad got washed out with the rains of ETA and Lota hurricanes last month. There’s a route through some private land where you can pay 10q and continue to your destination. Only way as of now and everyone is using it. Trucks and buses on a winding muddy road. There’s even a sign “at your own risk”. 4x4 recommenced.
Report Check-InThe road between the metal bridge to San Cristobal is really rough. It is a 29 km section which will take at least 2 hours unless you want to risk your suspension. We are traveling east so don't yet know if the bad road continues to Santa Cruz.
Report Check-InRoad conditions are very bad, probabely wouldn't have made it through if not for our All Terrain tires.
Report Check-In7 hours of drive between Cobán and Chichicastenango, going easy with a '89 pathfinder. Slowest parts on the rocky road, going through the wild mountains of Center Guatemala... Some remote villages, and some people asking you for a Quetzal or anything they could need (water... fruit...).
I would surely recomand a 4x4.
Travelled this road from east to west, bad road conditions started for me leaving Santa Cruz del Quiché and finished once I arrived to the bridge over Rio Chixoy in Sacapulas. Partially bumpy dirt road, partially asphalt with large holes and partially they're working on improving the conditions. It's doable as long as you take your time, don't need a 4x4 for this. Once past the bridge heading in direction Cunen the roads are newly asphalted!
Report Check-InRoad must be improving; it took us an hour and 20 min to get from San Cristobal to the bridge. It’s rough going, but doable. Google maps time estimation was spot on.
Report Check-InWe did the road from East to West. As said, the dirt road takes about 2hr starting in San Cristobal. After the bridge, its nicely paved. What an amazing route! Sometimes steep, sometimes curvy, you go through mountains and villages, we loved it.
Report Check-InDid the road West to East . From Cunén to the Rio Chixoy steel bridge : everything is fine (just a little section is sketchy) . And then the dirt road begins . It s perfectly fine with a 2WD but just plan 2 hours to reach San Cristobal from the bridge . And as said on an other comment, Google is pretty accurate on timing . Enjoy beautiful landscapes all the way !
Report Check-Inyes, bad road, but nothing too crazy! easier to drive east to west but plan ahead, it takes around 2 hours to pass the rough part. after that it becomes paved but alot of ups and downs and many curves,
slow road all the time
A estrada está terrível, a pior que passamos em 2 anos de viagem, nos fizemos porque não tínhamos ideia de que estava tão ruim. Principalmente para quem tem Kombi, não é estrada de terra qualquer, são baixadas e subidas, buracos gigantes, uma doideira mesmo.
Report Check-InFor those on 2 wheels we travelled 2 up on a fully loaded GSA. Going from Rancho (West to East) the road changes from paved to dirt as described. Technically this is NOT a hard road(IOO); its a solid base and simply bumpy/ rocky. We travelled after some rain, but the base was still solid. There were a couple of sections we both stood and many trucks and cars but nothing where i was saying #$%^ . It took us an 1:15 in mostly 1st/2nd and the dirt stops at San Cristobell heading towards Cobin.
Could you do it in a 2wd car absolutely, but it would be a slow ole trip, simply because you cant dodge the potholes like we can....in a larger/ longer camper type van i believe it would be a challange.
Overall a good trip with great views.
We cycled the 7w from Santa Cruz Verapaz to Sacapulas. The only bad part is actually from San Cristobal Verapaz to the crossing over Rio Chixoy. After that it's all asphalt! Coming from Coban that means just 25km downhill on a dirt road. The other way it would be an uphill struggle I guess
Report Check-InWe drove this today in the terrible rain from East to West so the road got better and better for us. You could do this in a car but it would be extra slow. There's a bridge just before Rancho Don Canche where it goes from rough unpaved in the east to virtually perfect tarmac on your way west. Some random fallen rocks on the road so don't stop in some places and lots of lorries trundling along. Google maps prediction of how long it would take was correct. You can do it! We're in a 2wd Fat Westy and it was easy.
Report Check-InWe took the bus from Uspantán (last one leaves at 3pm.
The road was fine in the large bus. Obviously a little bumpy at times but really not as bad as the reviews and things online make out.
The bus cost 30Q each and is one of those 30 seaters (cross between a Pullman and a Microbus.
Views are spectacular along this route with amazing snippets into everyday mountain life. Would definitely recommend this route.
We came in rainy season after a few days of long rain and checked with a local shuttle company to see if they were still running the route.
Beautiful drive (take some water).
Report Check-InIt is indeed a bad, slow road, but doable if you go slow and take your time. 4x4 not essential, but we noticed all the local cars were high-clearance.
Report Check-InFrom Cunen eastwards the road gets worse and worse. From asphalt with serious potholes in the beginning to miles and miles of bumpy dirtroad in the mountains. We do it with a Chevy Van without 4x4, which is exhausting and slow, but doable. If it would have rained we would have gotten stuck though;) perhaps it’s better to take a public bus to Semuc Champey to safe yourself the effort..
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