El Zotz

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Our first weekend trip was to the Mayan ruins at El Zotz which means the bats. We drove in over rough 4x4 road and camped overnight. In the evening we went to the edge of the cliffs to watch as thousands of bats streamed out of the caves above to go on thier feeding runs over the jungle. They blackened the sky and rained down guano on us.

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Photos

Look up
I liked the design presented by the inside of our palapa at El Zotz.

All aboard
Everybody on and in for the ride to El Zotz.

El Zotz camp
Our sleeping quarters. We took our own hammoks with us to Guatemala and they worked great.

Pyramid
The ruins at El Zolz are not restored yet.

Jungle
The jungle clings fast to the jumbled ruins

Near the top
Here we are near the top of one of the larger pyramids

Hiking
Nice hiking through the jungle

Good view
From the top of the highest ruin at El Zotz you can just see on the horizon the temples at Tikal. After you climb up a tree that is.

Waiting for the bats
Waiting by the cliff edge for the bats to emerge. Yes that brown stuff on the ground is bat shit. Ethan was the only one with a hat, smart guy!

Waiting for supper
We had a nice time at El Zotz. Thanks mateo!