Villa Maya Flores

... the planets. By doing this they were able to predict when to sow and when to harvest – not to mention when they would be entering periods of extreme rain or drought! Yes, like so many other more or less distinct ancient civilisations, they were way ahead of their time. But it wasn't the jungle for nothing! The animal life there was incredible. I saw spider monkeys, wild turkeys – much more colourful than their domesticated counterparts, colourful wild turkeys ...

... on these, we got refunded some money and didn't have to pay for the Bluebird bus so I think the agent was definitely ligit but I wouldn't bother booking with someone like that again, may aswell do the locals ones as much as we can, they run on-time and are cheaper. We took this for 3 hours to the border and then a mini-van drove us from Benque to Flores which took another 4 hours on pretty much dirt roads. Our luggage fell out of the ...

... up a <br>jungle path towards the "Gran Plaza".<br><br>Half way up the path as i crested a hill, i was shocked into stopping dead by a... flock, herd, swarm (perhaps) of <br>racoon, badger type Meerkats (odd looking ****ers) came scuttling over the path in front, equally as shocked the screetched to<br>a halt, their long curly tails erect, 20 or so maybe and then as they gathered<br>in numbers they continued passed and around us, perhaps 50 or so cat sized animals,<br>a bit freaky in the ...

... one paradise to another, so skipped it. <br><br> At the boarder I got ripped off with money exchange and had to pay to leave the country. Now that I think about it, with all the border crossing fees, it would have been cheaper to take the longer bus trip around Belize, and just go straight from Mexico to Guatemala. <br><br> At about 3:00pm in the afternoon, after about fifteen hours in a bus I arrived in the ...

From Lanquin to Floresmy newly aquired travel buddies and I took another couple of express shuttles/**** micro-buses, however you want to look at it. For the amount of money they cost in comparison to normal transport, they really, really suck, with little or no leg room and,if you get one of the fold down side seats, minimal back support. Guatemalan's have some catching up to do with their customer service standards too - I can tolerate when a chicken bus stays ...

... to make up time by driving in a way that&#8230; suffice to say, cannot be legal in the United States.<br><br>Upon arrival in Flores, we needed to transfer to another bus via taxi and we encountered the first "sheisters" trying to take advantage of the unsuspecting travelers. No longer an amateur traveler, Rachel swiftly put them back in their place in their native tounge (Spanish).<br><br>As we arrived in Tikal National Park, we were blown away by the amount of wildlife ...

... holding on, eventually I let go and treading water reached up to grab my candle from his hand which immediately went out to plunge me into darkness. I could not see anything, how to get out, where to go or where anyone else was. <br><br>Slightly panicked I swam back to where the rushing water was pouring into the hole I was in and looked up. &#8220;Donde?&#8221; I called. &#8220;Behind you&#8221; was the answer. I thought for a moment I was in a pantomime but was ...

... out into the rain, and wishing I was somewhere a little cheaper and a little more happening. Then I realised I was sulking and told myself to man up. <br><br>Went back to the room, had another snooze, found Milli after lunch and got ready for our trip the next day. <br><br>Later that night we went to a cool restaurant, had lots of tequila and got to chatting with the owner. He and his wife were recently out of cooking school, and purchased the block of land right on the river, pretty ...

... have built such monuments to their gods in more favorable climates. I don't think I have stopped sweating since I arrived yesterday, and I don't think there is a toxin left in my body. Actually, you get used to being soaked after a while and I guess the best sites in the world require some sweat and effort to see.<br><br>Tikal is the second Mayan site I have been to now with Copan in Honduras being the first. It's fascinating that in 900 BC ...

... I de overfyldte busser er det også ofte tilholdssted for drenge og unge mænd. Nogle af disse kunne godt fristes over evne, til at liste en lynlås op undervejs. Jeg mistede en ny T-shirt i Mexico på den konto, men det var tildels selvforskyldt. Jeg havde travlt den dag og fik ikke pakket ordentligt.En usoigneret ung mand slår mig for en femmer. Han siger han ingen penge har til billetten.! Underligt billetterings system i øvrigt - Nå man er kommet ud af byen, går ...