Jungle Temples

Rocks, ruins and robberies.

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September 30th 2008
After a stern telling off from my mum for not updating this, I thought I better make an entry. So to update you, the one about chicken buses to Guatemala City ends up with an unmemorable journey, with nothing of interest to report. So now you know. Semuc Champey So after a dull journey, listening to what I think was the same song about 300 times, we arrived in Lanquin. In L ... 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