Missed it!

Tikal

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January 15th 2009
Puff, pant! damn, finally at the top of a set of 80m high near vertical, dodgy wooden stairs. As we reach the top of the temple we emerge out of the top of the jungle shrouded in mist. We sit on the top step of this huge, really old temple as the mist rolls out and the sun reveals the tops of temple 1 & 2 and k's & k's of the canopy of the guatemalan jungle. A truely amazing experience. The ... 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