The sun rise

Flores and Tikal

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February 13th 2007
The trip to Flores was brutal. It started in the afternoon with 2 shuttles to Guatemala City, that part wasn´t too bad but then we hopped on a bus at about 9 at night and drove across the entire country to Flores. It was a 10 hour journey, no stops, no bathroom breaks. It sounded like a good idea to take a bus in the night, you go to sleep and wake up at your destination, but that only applies ... 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