Ruins

Tikal

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April 17th 2008
I opened my eyes to see a large, hairy spider resting on top of my mosquito net a foot above my face. The sky had lightened slightly, so I carefully slid out from under my bug shelter to check the time. Five forty, time to go to the ruins. We bought tickets and entered with the opening of the gate at ten till six. The plan was to catch the tail end of the sun rise from he top of the tallest te ... read more

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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