Airport in Flores

Tikal Ruins, Jungle & Humidity!

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July 20th 2006
I am updating my blog now that I have settled into Antigua. Wendy and I traveled to Tikal on July 20th-21st. We left Guatemala City at 5AM on Thursday and took Tikal jets to Flores to catch a van to Tikal. First of all, Tikal Jets is very nice, but there was absolutely no security check. So of course, the first thing Wendy and I thought about was whether there was a bomb on the plane. But no wor ... 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