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Tikal

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May 16th 2007
Our budget for guatemala is waning, but i wanted to go ahead and write about the last few days before the details escape my mind.....although they're still so vividly with me now that it seems impossible that i could ever lose them. Since we're in Guatemala for such a short period of time, we kinda did a touristy loop of highlights, unfortunately missing atalan......though i saw pos ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Petén Region » Flores

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The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experience... ... read more