Tikal!! This was our first ruins experience and it kind of spoiled us. We wondered around here for a day and a half and found it really fun to finally sleep in the jungle. There are some crazy noises in the jungle. This was our first time hearing Howler monkeys! They sound like they are about to attack like a lion. They are crazy little buggers!!! The first night we were in the ruins, we pretty much had them to ourselves right around sunset. We were able to climb Temple V and felt on top of the Mayan world.
There was so much to see here with an expansive timeline in history. You can´t climb up the actual stairs of the largest temples anymore. But the three that you could climb up were by a sketchy scaffold stairway system that felt wobblier than if you went up the stone steps.
Temple IV, remember the location of the rebel base from Star Wars? Look familiar?
On the top for the sunrise tour. We hiked in around 5am before sunrise. As we walked in the jungle was coming alive with the morning. All the birds and monkeys and bugs making so much music in the morning. We sat in silence for about 30 minutes atop Temple IV and just listened. Amazing!!!
The sun was trying to make it´s way through the clouds...
This is actually an ant trail. We saw these all through the ruin site. They are making highways...it was crazy!
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