smaller temple in Tikkal, Guatemala
The Tikkal reservation spreads for something like 16 miles, with hundreds of partically-uncovered structures and impressive temples. It would literally take DAYS to see it all. This was one of the smaller temples we discovered, as we watched Howler monkies battling it out for territory in the trees above us (that is a SCARY sound, let me tell you! sounded like Jaguars....)
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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... [read more]
The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... [read more] Blog: From El Salvador to Guatemala to Mexico
Date: August 22nd 2006
Well, Steve and I have arrived safely in Mexico-- yay! We´re finally on the last leg of the journey....Just one more week to go. I really wanted to post some pìcs of the cool things weve seen and done, but it appears that my camera cable got lost/left behind at some point, so no more pics until I get home..... ): Here´s a brief re-cap of what we´ve been up to. After sucessfully taking Ticab ... read more
Date: August 22nd 2006
Well, Steve and I have arrived safely in Mexico-- yay! We´re finally on the last leg of the journey....Just one more week to go. I really wanted to post some pìcs of the cool things weve seen and done, but it appears that my camera cable got lost/left behind at some point, so no more pics until I get home..... ): Here´s a brief re-cap of what we´ve been up to. After sucessfully taking Ticab ... read more
