While honeymooning in Belize we had the opportunity to explore Mayan history and culture by visiting many historical sites. The two most awe inspiring would have to be Tikal and ATM cave.
Parque Nacional Tikal - Guatemala
The Guatemala border was only 5 miles from our Jungle Resort in Belize and so we decided to take the opportunity to visit Tikal - one of the largest archeological sites and urban centres for pre-Columbian Mayan civilisation.
Upon arrival we trekked into the jungle and was soon greeted by a wonderful mish-mash of archeology and nature as towering limestone temples and pyramids, some over 70 meters high (now weren't they fun to climb!!) became visible through the thick jungle.
It was once a wealthy metropolis and kingdom, the home to an estimated 100,000 inhabitants. The ruins where built over time however the oldest dates all the way back to the 4th Century BC - it was an awesome feeling being at Tikal - It gave me a real sense of history and of time weighing down upon me.
It was a wonderful day out, full of culture and history and lots and lots of walking... by the end of the day we had covered 6 miles or so of path... which is only a small amount of area that the site covers... Just wish I had of been lucky enough to see one of the resident howler monkeys!
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