SEMUC CHAMPEY

SEMUC CHAMPEY AND TIKAL RUINS

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January 9th 2009
5 hour drive to Coban from Antigua, we hit traffic in Guatemala City on the way. Checked in at Casa D'Acuña. 4 bed dorms for 50 quetzals about $8. My roommates are 3 brothers from Chicago that lived here in Guate when they were younger, now back in the States for college, they are here visitng their parents who runs an orphanage in the city. These brothers are the nicest dudes I met in a long whi ... 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