Xejuyup

Last week, Xejuyup opened. It is an ecological theme park 45 minutes by public bus outside of Xela to the NorthEast. It is part of a coalition that built 5 parks throughout Guatemala for the government workers. Government workers are able to access the parks for a small monthly fee and the goal was to provide beauty and relaxation for the workers. Mynor told me that the land used to be a coffee farm, and the coalition made sure to build around all the old growth trees. The park included a horse stable complete with Spanish and Guatemalan horses and a covered arena for daily Spanish riding shows, a roller coaster, an organic garden, a fishing area, and restaurants. We rode the roller coaster, watched a horse show, and went to the organic garden where a man talked to us about all the different plants and gave us fruit. It was so beautiful! 10/10 recommend if you are going to Xela.