Campamento El Chiclero Peten
Uaxactun Peten, Guatemala
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Panama City to Tikal, Guatemala
... the Howler Monkeys roaring, as well as the tree frogs peeping and numerous birds singing. We saw our first Cotimundi as well as a couple of Toucans!
We are staying in a town called Santa Elena and it is connected to an island called Flores. Both are interesting in the fact that there are very old buildings along side the chicken and hamburger outlet chains. Lots of tourists come ...
Getting to El Mirador
... many meters about the earth and 20 meters wide in places. It was an immense discovery.
Tourists have been making the long trek to see these mounds slowly becoming unearthed for decades. However there is conflict. The jungle in which these temples are located is some of the most extensive subtropical forest left in Central America. It has the highest density of jaguars and other endangered animals in all of Guatemala. Chopping down the forest to ...
Ruins Galore
... to wander out to the entrance. All my childhood nightmares were relived in one minute – it was huge – and when I say it was bigger than my hand I do not jest. There he was just casually strolling across the entrance of the hotel, unfortunately by the time I had got my camera he was back in his mansion sized hole. Believe me, there was a thorough inspection under the beds that night!
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10 days in Guatemala!
... the following day. Antigua is just beautiful - again like stepping back a few hundred years. The streets are all cobbled so no traffic problems, and the buildings are preserved in time with their their colourful facades. I loved this place straight away and new I'd made the right decision in coming! Antigua feels safe and friendly and the plazas are lined with cafes. There is enough to do here for a few days ... but I needed to get organised if I was going to get to Mexico in time ...
The temples of Tikal
... lake. We pretty much all checked into the same hostel before grabbing some food. This was the last time many of us would be to see each other as some were heading onto belize, some were staying in town for a couple of days and I was heading to the ruins in the morning and then straight onto Rio Dulce in an attempt to get to Livingston.
The bus to the ruins was at a painful 4.20 in the morning, and after the last few days was not very welcome! The ...
