incredible heights of a temple
It is my 3rd week in Guatemala. I have completed 2 weeks of spanish course and i made great progress during that time. Living with a family as well, is the most effective way to learn the language in any case. Since i only had 4 weeks altogether in Guatemala, I wanted to make the most of it by traveling to as many parts as possible.
A friend of mine and me took a chickenbus in the early afternoon to the capital and later the same night we took a nightbus (spacious and comfortable bus) to Flores. The ride to Flores took us 9 hours and we got there at 6 am the next morning.
We got a fairly good room in the hostel "Los Amigos" in Flores and booked our busride to Tikal, scheduled for 9 am. No time to sleep as we had a itch to catch the magical sights in Tikal :)
overlooking Grand Plaza - like
downtown Tikal :)
Tikal (or Tik’al according to the modern Mayan orthography) is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centres of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is located in the archaeological region of the Petén Basin in what is now northern Guatemala. Situated in the department of El Petén, the site is part of Guatemala's Tikal National Park and in 1979 it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Tikal was the capital of a conquest state that became one of the most powerful kingdoms of the ancient Maya. Though monumental architecture at the site dates back as far as the 4th century BC, Tikal reached its apogee during the Classic Period, ca. 200 to 900 AD. During this time, the city dominated much of the Maya region politically, economically, and militarily.
A friend of mine and me took a chickenbus in the early afternoon to the capital and later the same night we took a nightbus (spacious and comfortable bus) to Flores. The ride to Flores took us 9 hours and we got there at 6 am the next morning.
We got a fairly good room in the hostel "Los Amigos" in Flores and booked our busride to Tikal, scheduled for 9 am. No time to sleep as we had a itch to catch the magical sights in Tikal :)
overlooking Grand Plaza - like
downtown Tikal :)
Tikal (or Tik’al according to the modern Mayan orthography) is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centres of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is located in the archaeological region of the Petén Basin in what is now northern Guatemala. Situated in the department of El Petén, the site is part of Guatemala's Tikal National Park and in 1979 it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Tikal was the capital of a conquest state that became one of the most powerful kingdoms of the ancient Maya. Though monumental architecture at the site dates back as far as the 4th century BC, Tikal reached its apogee during the Classic Period, ca. 200 to 900 AD. During this time, the city dominated much of the Maya region politically, economically, and militarily.
tring to catch some breath
chilling out in the shade
OM Shanti OM
Tikal was amazing. It is one of the most visited places in central america. However the heat out there in the jungle was kind of unbearable. I guess i took like 4 showers on that day. :)
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