Most of the family flew home, while Joe, Jenni, Dustin, and myself continued on to Guatemala. We spent the next few days in Flores and Tikal. Flores is a colorful little Guatemalan town with amazing food. It is set in the middle of a lake, with only a land bridge, once a sand bar, built up to allow for passage of traffic. It is about 45 min. outside of Tikal.
Tikal is the largest of all ruined Mayan cities, with several hundred temples, pyramids, and other structures, most of which are still covered with land and trees.
Jenni was at the base of one of the tallest pyramids while we were at the top. We could here each other perfectly clearly while using a normal voice volume. King Benjamin anyone? (I am not supposing exactly at this site, but a person on top of the pyramid could easily communicate with a multitude of people.) The acoustics were amazing!
I think Joe looks awesome in this picture . . . all rugged and handsome. Actually the picture was supposed to show how HUGE those steps are (esp for people who are only 5 ft tall--e.g. the Mayans)
If you look closely at the picture above, it looks like there is mist rising from the trees. Reportedly, it is not mist but oxygen which can be seen because it was raining so heavily. Maybe we should save the rain forests.
If you look closely at the picture above, it looks like there is mist rising from the trees. Reportedly, it is not mist but oxygen which can be seen because it was raining so heavily. Maybe we should save the rain forests.
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Wow, Steffany! That trip looks awesome!!! What was the occasion? Just for fun? Jesse and I recently went to Cozumel and saw a few Mayan ruins, but they were tinkertoys compared to the ruins you guys saw! Amazing.
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