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Favorite thing: If you plan to spend the day at Tikal bring a packed lunch as the food available at the site is not good and overpriced. To gat decent food would be hiking back to the hotels, which is a waste of time. Mid afternoon find a shady spot away from the hoards and dream of Mayan worlds, your imagination should have been well fed.
Updated Jan 20, 2006
Favorite thing: Temple IV
Fondest memory: My fondest memory is getting up at 5:30 am, in the dark (no power) and hiking through the park in the dark to get to the top of Temple IV for sunrise. Reaching the top of the Temple and looking out over the jungle canopy I heard howler monkeys for the first time. Wow!
Written Jan 18, 2004
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Temple IV My fondest memory is getting up at 5:30 am, in the dark (no power) and hiking through the park in the dark to get to the top of Temple IV for...
Q: We will have a 4WD rental car. Is it reasonable to plan a full day trip from San Ignacio to Tikal and make it back before...
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We left Caye Caulker on a cloudy, rainy morning, so we weren't unhappy about leaving. We wouldn't be missing any sun time and perhaps we would find some. Our trip, booked through Barb on Caye Caulker...
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The Ancient Mayan City Of Tikal
In the middle of the Guatemalian jungle is the spectacular templed city of Tikal. Looking out from the top of one temple you see other steep temples poking up above the jungle below.
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I first visited Tikal over 11 years ago when I was on a round the world trip. Tikal was one of the major highlights of this trip and burned into my memory along with strong feelings about the rest of...
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During the Classic period of the Maya civilization, the great city of Tikal thrived in dense lowland jungle of what is now part of Guatemala. Buildings ranged from simple thatched-roofed homes to...
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