Canyon 2

Caves, waterfalls, river and canyons

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February 3rd 2013
With reciepts for every part of my five day tour in my hand I get on a tourist shuttle bus (minibus) at 5am for the journey to Lanquin. I was going to stay at El Retiro Lodge. I arrived at 4pm and they did not have a bed even though it had been booked in advance but they did offer me a hammock and some blankets and showed me the ladder up above reception so I could see the hammock swinging from th ... 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