The Road to El Mirador, Guatemala, Part 1
If you don’t make a colossal screw up now and then, you’re not trying hard enough. There are a lot of smart people who have said something to that effect. … Read more
Guatemala
Time for Tikal: Stay on Site
As we did at Chichén Itzá in Mexico’s Yucatan, we allowed three nights’ stay right inside the site of Tikal in northern Guatemala. We wanted to be sure to have … Read more
Patience on the Trail to El Mirador
While we recover from the trek, we thank our trusty mules, models of patience on the trail to El Mirador. The five-day, 125 kilometer hike to the site and back was … Read more
Temple of the Jaguar, Tikal, Guatemala
Tikal is one of the largest Mayan sites in the “Mundo Maya” which extends through Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. Tikal was once a city of 90,000 people and flourished … Read more
Howler Monkey, Tikal, Guatemala
A family of howler monkeys, we’re told, usually consists of a male, a few females, and the offspring. The family that lives in the jungle which surrounds our hotel inside … Read more