Gran Hotel De La Isla Flores

... uncovered and restored, some in the late 19th century but most in the 50ies and 60ies (in particular by archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania), they realised that it was very difficult if not impossible to uncover the temples without damaging the actual structures. So they decided to leave some of the temples intact, hoping that future technologies would prove to be less intrusive to the temples. Moreover, the uncovering and restoring projects also proved to be ...

... again pay around $20 USD departure tax and then another $20 USD arrival tax to the Guatemalan border control. Man it gets expensive crossing these borders!

We arrived in Flores in the early afternoon and myself and the American guy went and checked into the Los Amigos hostel. Los Amigos is a great little hostel setup by a Dutch guy and his Guatemalan wife. The hostel also has a great restaurant attached which serves mainly vegetarian food ...

... manner. On arrival
to the top, the highlight for me from a beautiful but hard work day, you have barely enough room to
turn and sit, making the knees wobble as you peer down this incredibly steep stone face,
however, the dying rain gave view to the horizon over unbroken jungle, steaming in the heat and the
moisture, the clouds breaking on the horizon giving way to greys, whites and
aqua marine bluesa truly beautiful scene! Again, the once rulers of this beautiful land ...

... a rock we could climb up and jump off into a small pool. Using the guide’s knee to reach the perch I sat looking into the pitch black whilst he instructed me where to jump – not too far, not too close and then I was in the air and within seconds under water, hitting the sandy bottom. Then I broke the surface and slid down out of the pool into the river that takes you out of the cave. I later met a girl who had mistimed the jump and had hit the other side ...

... when I knew there are normally people and guards with big guns everywhere – so I ran to get there quicker. I passed the one big store that sold alcohol and must have woke the night time guard up as he looked startled and stared around me, so I stopped running then. No need to worry his little old head and make him think I was under attack! Though then I would have a bodyguard of sorts to accompany me to the bus stop….hmmm….

When I got to the bus stop there ...

... There is no wrong answers to this question, because no matter
what choice we make it will lead to more amazing conversations with
fellow travelers and new landscapes and people to be entranced by.

After
meeting our guide and sitting down with the some traveling companions
and potential trekking partners Joe from NYC and Heritte from London to
discuss this trip I found myself heartbroken at whatever decision I
would have to make. It was like having a fork in ...

... daljavi se je slisalo zelo glasno oglasanje t.i. Howl Monkeys in raznovrstno pticje oglasanje, cvrcanje in pokanje.

Zelo dobro je imeti vodica, saj je park zelo velik, kart 550 km/2 in obsega tisoce locenih rusevin. Najbolje je najeti vodica, da sploh ves kaj gledas:) Od 7.00 do 14.00 je bila pot po nacionalnem parku, ki spada Unescovo svetovno dediscino, torej vodena.

Zgodovino ne bom opisovala, ker je je ...

... the ants carrying leaves. We also climbed 3 of the pyramids which had breathtaking views from the top – the view from temple IV being made famous in the Star Wars films…

After 5 hours trekking around Tikal we were ready to return to Flores and have a very necessary shower… It was cold and dark but is was the best shower ever! And after an afternoon and eve in the sticky humidity I think I may need another before bed!! We spent a lot of this avo in ...

Situated in the northern part of Guatemala, the ruins of Tikal are considered by many to be the best remaining examples of Mayan architecture around. They are certainly the hottest.

As we climbed onboard the battered minibus in Flores at 5am the air was thick with anticipation. Even the driver, slumped half-asleep over the wheel with headphones hanging from his ears, failed to quell the feeling of adventure. Each ...

... the sun is totally aligned - an amazing archaeological feat for its day.

We spotted toucans and yellow tailed birds along the way to Temple 4. This was the scene for the rebel base in the first Star Wars movie... We climbed the stairs to the viewing area and could see the tops of other Temples (1 & 3 I think) poking their way through the jungle. Spectacular. Quite hot again today. After a few photos ...