The Tikal ruins were one of our favorites. It is set in a rainforest, has very tall temples, and had an incredible amount of wildlife. It was way too hot for us, even at 6am, but was very neat.
Acropolis del Norte, Templo I and II, and Acropolis Central | ||
 Tamara with the Templo II.
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 Ted and Tamara and the Templo II.
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 Templo II.
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 Back of Templo I.
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 Acropolis Central.
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 Temples I and II.
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 Acropolis del Norte.
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 Templo I and Acropolis Central from the Acropolis del Norte.
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 Acropolis del Norte.
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Templo IV and Complejo N | ||
 Carving at Complejo N.
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 Complejo N carving.
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 Templo IV, the tallest Mesoamerican structure.
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 Very steep stairs for climbing Templo IV.
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 Looking out from Templo IV. Temples at the left are I and II; next one to the right is probably VI.
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 Ted and Tamara on Templo IV. It's VERY bright- we took many pictures, but one of us always had our eyes closed.
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Templo V | ||
 Templo V.
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 Templo V.
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 Very, very steep staircase on Templo V.
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 Looking out from Templo V.
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Plaza de los 7 Temples | ||
 One of the 7 Temples.
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 Temple or mound in the 7 Temples complex.
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 Back side of a temple/mound.
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 Long building at the end of the 7 Temples complex.
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 The long building.
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