Tikal

The main tourist destination near El Remate is Tikal.  We spent a day amid the spectacular Mayan ruins.  The complex was huge and set in the jungle.  We had a guide named Juan who was very informative and obviously knew a lot about the Mayans and the Tikal site in particular. Left:  We are standing on top of the pyramid dedicated to the wife of one of the rulers, King Jaguar, whose temple is in the background.

Below Left:  Temple V is an extremely tall and steep pyramid.  Pat climbed to the top via a wooden staircase (ladder?) up the left side.  They don't let people climb up the stone steps anymore because tourists kept falling off and getting scraped, bruised and killed. Below Right:  Our guide Juan describing the meaning of the inscriptions in a stella.

Below Left:  A view of Temple IV, the tallest Mayan ruin in existence, from the top of a pyramid in the Lost World. Below Right:  Descending Temple IV.

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