Corazon de Mundo Maya - Tikal

A scene straight out of Indiana Jones - one of the largest pre-Columbian Mayan temple complexes, started in the 4th century BC and peaking between 200-900 AD (before the Mexican Chichen-Itzá), sits amidst a wild Guatemalan rainforest.

Flores airport is our first stop after Guatemala City.

Flores is set on the banks of the Lake Petén Itzá - offering some divine sunsets.

The town of Flores, in Petén, North Guatemala.

After a 2:30am wake-up, dressed in miner helmets, we trekked for an hour before the scene above presented itself - a moon on the Mayan temple.

Early morning foggy sunrise in Tikal, punctuated by the roars of the howler monkey as the forest wakes up.










One of the defining moments in Tikal is when the jungle wakes up at dawn. The loud snoring sounds you hear are the roars of the howler monkeys.



A ceiba, the sacred tree of the Mayans. A howler monkey - with a loud raucous snore-like roar.






Spider monkeys - they are constantly watching!






View from the top.


Enchantment

Thrilling!! Our guide pokes into a hole with a blade of grass, and out jumps an aggressive tarantula!

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