Since coming to Belize I have wanted to visit Tikal, Guatemala. I had the extreme pleasure to travel there with my Peace Corps friends; Alyson, Clifton, Emily and Emily's Brother, Alex. Enjoy the pictures of Flores and Tikal!
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| Tuk Tuk-taking us to our hotel in Flores |
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| Flores, Guatemala |
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| Funny sign in our hotel bathroom |
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| View from our hotel balcony |
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| Awesome coble stone streets of Flores |
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| "Handcraft" |
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| Guatemalan flag |
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| We go to Guatemala and eat BURGER KING! |
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| Market |
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| WHITE EGGS! This doesn't happen in Belize. |
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| Chicken in a basket |
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| Rainbow sandals, worn by everyone |
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| Our hotel-Casazul |
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| Tikal Inn |
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| Our cabana |
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| Lunch-freshly made guacamole |
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| Mini replica of Tikal |
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| Sunrise tour. We hiked in the dark for almost an hour to the top of a temple. It was cloudy so we didn't see the sunrise but we watched and heard the jungle wake up. |
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| The crew at the top of the temple. |
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| The stairs we climbed in the dark. |
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| View from on top of another temple |
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| The most steep ladder. I climbed it but had a very hard time coming back down |
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| Ricardo, our tour guide |
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| The girls |
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| Sweeping with the tops of trees |
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| My turn to carry the pack |
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| If it hadn't been cloudy this is the view we would of seen at sunrise |
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| Emily and I |
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| Clifton, Emily, Alyson and me |
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| PEPSI! There is only coke in Belize |
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| Beginning of sunset tour |
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| Look at the detail! |
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| We hiked back into the park to watch the sunset from on top of another temple |
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| As the sun was setting the moon was coming up! It is the fullest and closest it's been in 18 years. |
amazing photos!! it looks like you stayed at raelly cool places in guate! I'm so jealous. we'll have to go back someday.
ReplyDeleteyou look so happy & cute! xoox