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Approaching the Site  
   

Approaching the Site

This is the path through the jungle trees that you take from the parking lot to Quirigua's main plaza.
A Quick Stop in Guatemala

June 1st 2006
We were crossing a large inlet of normally turquoise water called the Bay of Honduras. We had left Belize and the costal town of Punta Gorda in our wake and we were headed towards Guatemala and the isolated seaside town of Livingston, at the inlet of the Rio Dulce. The calm, turquoise Caribbean waters I had seen the day before were gone, replaced by the tumultuous, gray sea that was forcing our ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Guatemala

Guatemalan Flag 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
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