Hotel Casazul Flores

... drenched and having to wipe the sweat from our eyes. But hey – we were in the jungle. The weather was great – I suppose – with scorching sun and scattered clouds. Only when we on our way home and close to the hotel did it start pouring down. And then I was pleased I had carried my rain poncho which me – the first time on my trip so far where it became handy! Then we returned to the hotel, where we were given our rooms and it was time for the long ...

... of wildlife, racoons, Quetzals (if you're lucky to spot them, rare bird only found in central america), jungle rats which were the size of a small cat and apparently a delicacy here although some american guys told us that, think they may of been winding us up. Also some other sort of small, weird animal that I have no idea what it was and howler monkeys which like to **** on tourists heads apparently. Have included a pic of the sign ...

... 30 odd metres, it gives the<br>feeling of being in a stadium or something. These temples, built between 700bc and 700AD are built<br>ith varying degrees variation to the sunrise and sunset to cast different angled shadows <br>across the entrance at the summer and winter equinox and more interestingly, to<br>have huge religious ceremonies where they drag their enemies to the top, <br>cut their heads off and toss them into the crowd below!!<br><br>After climbing temple 2 (one end of the ...

... long to start missing the taco street stalls of Mexico. Mexico has the best food of any country I have visited in Latin America.<br><br>Saturday, 5 September, Day 223<br><br>Flores, Guatamal<br><br> Like most people in my dorm I got up at about 5:00am to catch a shuttle bus to Central Americans most famous ruins, Tikal. We had hoped to get to the ruins before sun rise but the fact that the bus was late combined with ...

... poking up out of the jungle canopy here, there and everywhere. In a rare nod to health &amp; safety, the powers that be have actually banned climbing up some of the temples they deem too dangerous, but its still possible to scale the two largest ones from which you get some pretty neat vistas.<br><br>Our tour guide was ok but not great - he knew all the animals and what the temples were and whatever, but I can't recall being given many interesting facts or ...

... bug spray). While we were far from civilization, we still did not lack the comforts of home such as wireless internet and a California king-size bed. Thankfully, they also had an ample supply of and Gatorade which Rachel has been drinking non-stop having realized that she is severely dehydrated and lacking much needed electrolytes. We have both been drinking tons of water, but it for some reason had not done the trick. Now feeling somewhat better, we ventured into the ...

... through the gushing water and try to catch a tiny stub of a candle the guide passed to her. She dropped it, so we were now both in darkness but at least there was company. I called to her and she swam over and then we decided to hang out until someone with a light came through. Then another girl came through again without a light as this was the end of the cave tour, most people had lost their candles either climbing the waterfall or after the rock jump. Cat suddenly had ...

... I knew there are normally people and guards with big guns everywhere &#8211; 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&#8230;.hmmm&#8230;.<br><br>When I got to the bus stop there were ...

... highlands that are 20 degrees cooler, but no, Tikal had to be built smack dab in the middle of a mosquito infested jungle, albeit a pretty one though. Did the Mayans not like cool air because none of their cities are anywhere but in a wet sauna. <br><br>The park has built wooden stairs up the sides of two of the pyramids and the views over the jungles and hills are amazing. Climbing a few hundred rickety stairs in the tropics looks easy enough ...

... den rigtige bus. Dels har jeg ikke mindre og dels er mine Belize penge alligevel ikke meget bevendt i Guatemala. Jeg skal sent glemme hans glæde, - bare det udtryk i hans øjne.! - Tænk at man kan blive så lykkelig for noget der ligner 14 kr. ! Men jeg glemte lige, at for mange mennesker her er det mere end en dagsløn ! En tredjedel af befolkningen i Belize lever under fattigdomsgrænsen, som FN har sat til 2 us$ om dagen (12 kr)Lige efter at jeg har passeret gr ...