View from Templo V

Mayas and monkeys

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March 18th 2008
We caught the bus from Suchitoto back to San Salvador with a very nice bus driver who put our packs up at the front of the bus with him hanging onto mine every time we went round a corner to make sure it didn´t fall out of the open door! Overnight in a different hotel from before as it was next to the bus stop we had to be at by 5.30 the next morning - the first of a number of early mornings... ... 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