Quiriguá

Smaller than Tikal, but beautiful. Discovered in 1841, but buried under the rainforest until 1909... quite an amazing place, but it is dwarfed by Tikal, so I am glad that we stopped here first.

Livingston, Rio Dulce, Tikal

January 30th 2007
Back in Antigua after a long weekend traveling from Antigua to Livingston, Rio Dulce, and then on to the infamous Tikal ruins in the northern Guatemalan jungle. Check out the map. (Antigua to Puerto Barrios to Flores and back) It was another great weekend with a few friends from the trip to Semuc Champey last weekend, and a few new friends from Holland, England, and Israel. We left Anti ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Petén Region » Flores

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

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