Pretending to be Indiana Jones - Julie

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And for our next adventure, we are taking a 5 day trek into the jungle to see the Mayan ruins of El Mirador!

I hadn´t heard of this trip until we actually arrived here in Flores. A sign at our hostel announced a 5 day jungle trek to visited a recently discovered Mayan city. Of course, my curiosity was aroused! Turns out to be a place under excavation and hard to get because there is no drivable road, only a mule trail. Or you could be like that loser Mel Gibson and helicopter there. But where´s the fun in that?

As we starting talking about it around the hostel we realized that quite a few people wanted to do this trip. It´s going to quite the international crew: 3 Americans, 2 Irish, 2 Dutch, 1 Brit and 1 Finn plus 4 Guatamalans and 4 mules. We have to take all our food and water for 5 days, because there is no water or food on the trail, unless we turn cannibal.

We leave at 5am tommorow, and have to hike 63 km (40 mi) to get there. I cannot wait! I will update when we get back. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, and eat some turkey for me. I´ll be on a beans and rice diet until we get back.

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Important Tip
Remember not to take any idols from platforms unless you are able to quickly and seamlessly substitute a bag of dirt of the same weight before you are caught in a trap.