Going to Tikal in single-engine propeller plane.

Guatemala jungle.

Landing.

Scale model of the city.

Map of Tikal.

Jungle trail to the ruins.

Temple 1 appears at the end of the trail.

Temple 2 from the Great Plaza.

Temple 1 and 2.

The Great Plaza and Temple 1.

The North Acropolis.

Some dude...

The Central Acropolis.

Maler's palace in the Central Acropolis.

Maler's palace and the huge Temple 5.

Toh-Chak-Ich'ak palace.

Great Jaguar Claw's palace.

Temple 1 from the Central Acropolis.

The North Acropolis.

Temple 2 and Temple 5 from the North Acropolis.



I think it is a vulture.

This animal is called Coatimundi.

The pyramid of the lost world, 32 m (105 ft) high.

A tough climb with the giant Temple 4 in the far background.

Tikal skyline (Temples 3, 2, 1 from left).


Another temple of the lost world.

Nice stone relief of a king.

Temple 3 (still unexcavated) measures 55 m (180 ft).

A beautiful bird.

Another Coatimundi.



The huge Temple 5.



At 57 m (187 ft), Temple 5 is second tallest in Tikal.

Tikal skyline from Temple 5.


Temple 4.
Checking in at 65 m (212 ft) Temple 4 is tallest in Tikal and it was the tallest man-made structure in the
Americas before the construction of the skyscrapers in Chicago in the 1800's.

Temple 4 (still not fully excavated).

The roof comb is an unbelievable 12 m (40 ft).

At the top.

Impressive view over the jungle.

Close-up of Temples 1, 2, and 3.

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