Sunrise at Tikal - Christmas Day

Christmas in Tikal and the rest .....

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January 1st 2011
Much to cover in this blog! On Christmas Eve we took a bus from Guatemala City to Flores, up in the northern rainforest of El Peten, a journey of about 500 km which took 8 hours. We then went on to the small village of El Remate, about halfway between Flores and the Mayan site of Tikal. Our hotel was La Casa de Don David, a charming collection of small casitas in a lush garden backing on to Lake P ... 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