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Tikal

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The Maya settled in Tikal around 700 BC and began to build the stone ceremonial structures in 200BC. Set in the middle of the Jungle up in Peten, Guatemala. In the mid 6th century Tikal took up 30 sq km and had a population of 100, 000. Tikals greatness waned around 900, part of the general mysterious collapse of Mayan civilization.

The map of the area at the entrance

and then came the amazingly enormous temples, this is part of the Acropolis Central

Templo I - The Grand Jaguar

Templo II

Me climbing up the scary stairs of Templo II

I'm not scared honestly!

Over looking the Grand Plaza from the top of Templo II

Making breakfast on top of Templo II (it was our offering to the gods, I think we must have left a bit of ham or cheese up there for them!)

Templo III peering out from between the trees

Mayan Carvings

The breath taking view from the top of Templo IV

The rickety stairs you have to climb to get to the top of Templo IV

There was lots of unusual flora and fauna

Roots from all the trees, it was really weird and looked like lots of big snakes

A real set of Tarzan vines

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and it was one of these monsters webs that Stuart went face first into, so you can understand the need for the girly dance!

A crazy Dougal like caterpillar

Monkeys swinging through the trees, it was very difficult to get a picture, these we the only ones we managed to get.

You have to be very vigilant whilst walking through the jungle path, in making sure that the monkeys don't wee on your head!

The leaf cutter ants were everywhere and really interesting to watch

All the ants in a long line making there way to where ever it is they go. God knows what they do with all these leaves!

Mundo Perdido

The pyramid in Mundo Perdido

I was a bit rubbish and only made it half way up, the steps got a bit more corroded as you got to the top.

Views of the surrounding jungle from the pyramid

A view of Templo III from Mundo Perdido

Then half way down we stopped for lunch

Templo V

This was the one a decided I wouldn't climb, the stairs are just far too steep

A views of the other temples from the top of Templo V

'No were NOT lost! Of course I know where we are!'

We found an exciting little cave which we went for an adventure in. It was a dead end and full of bats, we did have a bit of an Indi moment here, when Stuart shined the torch and a load of bats all started flying towards us!

Bat Cave

Grupo G

The jungle paths that you had to walk through to get to the next set of temples

A whole monkey skeleton, which looked quite erie laid out on one of the temples

This is one of the temples that hasn't been excavated, there are loads of these around, its quite exciting to think what may lie beneath

Grupo F

We even saw a small crocodile

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