View from Flores

We stayed in a hotel in Flores, which is almost an island, connected by a causeway to the mainland. Flores is about 60kms from the Tikal ruins.

Mad Bats and the Temples of Tikal

August 3rd 2005
The rain spattered off the windscreen of the minibus whisking us from Flores, where we were staying, to Tikal, the great lost city of the Mayans (how come all these great civilisations managed to keep losing these huge cities anyway?). I (Gerry) was by myself, as Denise doesn't best like ruins and she and I would visit them together the next day anyway. To be fair we have seen more ruins over th ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Petén Region » Flores

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

Joined	August 5th 2004	Trips	0
Last Login	February 24th 2022	Followers	0
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	0
Blogs	66	Guestbook	97
Photos	1,140	Forum Posts	11