Sundown

Here I'm boiling a latte on my little camp stove whilst looking out over the jungle surrounding Tikal. Not quite fair to call this a sunset but still I sat on top of the Great Pyramid to watch it get dark and there was no one else around at all. Just the sounds of the jungle - toucans, howler monkeys etc etc. Amazing.

A world of mystery to explore

October 27th 2007
After Antigua I headed up to Flores to visit the great ruins complex of Tikal. On the way though I stopped briefly (in transit) in Guatemala city, late at night. I jumped in a taxi and between bus stations noticed a guy with a shotgun standing on the street. This hasn't been unusual outside banks and the like but this guy was stood outside a very cheap family restaurant. I asked the cab driver (in ... 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

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