The main highways through the Peten are all pretty good pavement . I have never yet set a foot near Semuc because I gave up after 20 minutes rattling my brains while on the GS 1100 on the crappy road there about in 2010 .seems things have not improved . There are lots of nicer roads to ride ( and im not interested in trying to drown meself in cave rivers  . )The highway down through the border of El Ceibo is great and so is its connection north to Flores & Tikal and south through Sayaxche to Coban the CA 9 to GT City .Tha stretchof the Peten is particularly notorious for having the Mayan villages expressing their open disdainfor the hurried life style .They will run street markets right ON the highway and you better slow to a walking pace or take the backstreets around .
I never use the google time estimates as they are useless for tourist riding values .
I refuse to try riding to their tempo .For instance Cobanand environs are a shame to rush through and the vista over the valley of Salama should induce you to take the time to ride down into there to explore . I go as far as whatever at MY pace - and stop for the night. Next day repeat.
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