Jan 2013 - Yaxha, Guatemala
The Mayan ruins at Yaxha are incredible, except they're an hour away from Tikal, so they go pretty much unnoticed. We saw probably 3 or 4 people the whole time we were there!
The Mayan ruins at Yaxha are incredible, except they're an hour away from Tikal, so they go pretty much unnoticed. We saw probably 3 or 4 people the whole time we were there!
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| The ball court | Lake Yaxha | |
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| Howler monkey taking a nap | A temple rising out of the forest | Temple 216, the main structure at Yaxha |
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| A stella, a carved monument with a person and a number of glyphs | The acropolis | |
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| A number of pyramids ready for climbing | ||
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| A little, baby spider monkey. How cute! | A trogon, in the same family as the quetzal | A howler monkey |
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| The view of Lake Yaxha from the top of Temple 216 | Temple 216. In the pouring rain |